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The government of India continues to pretend it's a democracy while doing everything it can to satisfy an elected leader who now apparently has aspirations to become "dictator for life." Under Prime Minister Narendra Mohdi, India has moved away from its democratic ideals and closer to the ideals held by one of its closest neighbors,…

Posts about it rules written by Tim Cushing

After the government proposed fresh amendments to the IT Rules, 2021, it has deepened concerns pertaining to government control over digital news media, social media platforms and their content. Take a look at what legal experts have to say.

Actors Priyanka Chopra, Richa Chadha and Farhan Khan were among those who criticised the commercials, describing it as ‘shameful’ and ‘incredibly tasteless’.

The information and broadcasting ministry took the action after social media users called out the brand Layer’r Shot for ‘encouraging rape culture’.

The proposed amendment introduces the concept of “Grievance Appellate Committee” and defines it as ‘an appellate committee constituted to deal with appeals by users against the decision of the Grievance Officer’

The Supreme Court further said that it will not interfere with the interim orders passed by the High Courts at this juncture and is only issuing notice on the stay applications

A fortnightly column from The Wire's ombudsperson.

Indian authorities are increasingly targeting journalists and online critics for their criticism of government policies and practices, including by prosecuting them under counterterrorism and sedition laws.

The grievances included 112 instances of account support, 28 related to other support, 37 related to product support and 13 related to safety