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Shs50b Tororo, Mbale road works start Sunday April 04 2021 Part of Tororo-Nagongera road that the President has severally promised to tarmack. Rehabilitation of roads worth Shs19.7b in Tororo Municipality has kicked off. PHOTO | JOSEPH OMOLLO Summary  The USMID project coordinator, Mr Isaac Mutenyo, while handing over road construction sites to the contractor, Dott Services Construction Company, on Wednesday, said they expect the works to be completed within 15 months. Advertisement The rehab...

Some members of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology on Monday questioned the legality of new rules framed by the government to regulate OTT and social media platforms. Tightening the rules governing social media and streaming companies, the Centre had announced last month the Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code applicable on WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter, Netflix, YouTube and Amazon Prime Video among others. Top officials of the Information and Broa...

By HIGHLIGHTS This comes after a Rs 199 plan that delivers only SD content The Rs 299 Mobile+ plan gives users access to HD content on Netflix The Rs 299 Mobile+ plan gives users access to HD content on Netflix Streaming services have really levelled up in the past few years. OTT services such as Netflix, Prime Video and Disney+Hotstar have made massive inroads into the Indian market. In a competitive market, each service offers its own twist on content. With various offers such as a free ...

In Sum and Substance, New Digital Media Rules Establish a Confusing Playing Field While nobody can doubt the need for accountability, the manner in which the rules were created raises legal questions while the overarching logic of the substance is confusing. Representative image of a man using his table to read news. Photo: Kaboompics/Peels Media28/Feb/2021 An over two-year-long process that was primarily meant to make the content moderation processes of Silicon Valley’s social media giant...

Updated: What are the dos and don’ts for social media and OTT platforms? Share Article AAA Representative Image: For digital publishers of news and current affairs as well as video streaming services, an identical three-tier structure for grievance redressal has been mandated. File Photo.   What are the dos and don’ts for social media and OTT platforms? The story so far: On Thursday, in a long-anticipated move, the government notified guidelines that seek to provide a grievance redressa...

Read more about OTT players apprehensive as Govt tightens rules on curated content on Business Standard. Legal experts say notifying rules for OTTs under IT Act may not be tenable; industry players seek clarity on oversight mechanism

What Regulatory Changes Are on the Anvil for Social Media Platforms, Digital Media? While not finalised, stricter rules are in the offing and may be centred around compliance and grievance mechanisms. A logo of Twitter is pictured next to the logo of Facebook in this illustration. Photo: REUTERS/Dado Ruvic Tech19/Feb/2021 New Delhi: The Narendra Modi government is in the process of finalising rules that will bring greater oversight for social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter, and may a...

Opposition calls on Canadian government to stop contracting out visa applications to China-backed company Bookmark Please log in to listen to this story. Also available in French and Mandarin. Log In Create Free Account Getting audio file ... This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy. Full Disclaimer Justin Tang/The Canadian Press Opposition MPs are urging the Canadian government to stop contracting out the work of processing visa applicatio...

It is alleged that the Subaru driver was speeding when he eventually rammed into a wheel loader which was being used to implement road works along the Mbale-Tirinyi highway. Sumini Namukose, the deceaseds relative says that she received the news about their death at 4:00 pm.   “A policeman called to inform me about their death and he claimed that they were speeding but declined to divulge details arguing that a formal report will be handed over to us before burial,” she says. Busoga East...