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Kerala High Court issues stay on IT Rules 2021 after LiveLaw moves petition March 11, 2021 Legal news portal LiveLaw on Wednesday obtained a stay from the Kerala High Court against any coercive action the government may take against the publisher under the new Intermediary Rules 2021 issued under the Information Technology Act, 2000. The new rules require the publication to join a self-regulatory body and appoint a grievance officer, among other requirements. “The respondents shall not take a...

The government revealed on Wednesday in Parliament that it has blocked 9,849 websites and social media accounts in 2020 under Section 69A of the IT Act.

March 8, 2021 A top official of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology on Monday downplayed the Supreme Court’s objections to the Intermediary Rules for lacking “teeth”, saying that there was “no conflict” between the Rules and the court’s priorities. “The way digital content is increasing and the way digital content is having an impact in everybody’s lives, the law will have to catch up with the time to enforce what’s good for the society. And ultimately, that...

Complying with new IT Rules, Twitter is looking for a law enforcement liaison in India who will "defend and respect the voices of our users".

Though the rules are framed as a check on internet giants, they actually give the government much more power over expression online.

Digital news platforms flay new rules March 03, 2021 × ‘These rules in some places appear to go against the fundamental principle of news and its role in a democracy’ The government’s new rules for digital news platforms -- which involve a three-tier structure of regulation with a government committee at its apex -- go against the fundamental principle of news and its role in a democracy, and will have a chilling effect on the freedom of press and speech, whilst also resulting in govern...

Why the New IT Rules Beg Urgent Judicial Review The new intermediary rules have conferred unbridled powers to the executive, potentially in complete disregard to the constitutionally guaranteed rights of freedom of speech and expression. Facebook and Twitter app icons on a smartphone. Photo: Reuters The Caravan, a leading investigative journalism magazine was withheld. News agency ANI soon reported that around 250 accounts had been withheld by Twitter in India upon request from the Ministry of...

India's new IT rules must to be used to force intermediaries to break end-to-end encryption or to stop their plans to offer it, said the Internet Society.

Netflix censored a crude drawing of male genitalia and breasts on a South Park episode in India. The company has since removed the blurring.

Code empowers I&B secretary to block online content without hearing the platforms