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The petitions were filed by Facebook and WhatsApp

The Delhi High Court has asked the Centre to reply to pleas filed by social media giants Facebook and WhatsApp challenging the new IT rules.

The pleas have challenged the new rules on the grounds that they violate the right to privacy and are unconstitutional

Search HC to hear pleas of FB, WhatsApp challenging new IT Rules in August Court adjourned after request by Tushar Mehta, who was appearing for the Centre   The Delhi High Court Friday said it will hear on August 27 the pleas by Facebook and WhatsApp challenging the new IT rules for social media intermediaries, requiring the messaging app to trace chats and make provisions to identify the first orig...

Do the new IT Intermediary Rules have a chilling effect on free speech or are they the need of the hour to combat grave threats to law and order? While social media platforms say they weaken the privacy of users, the government thinks otherwise. ET’s Surabhi Agarwal finds out.

In a discussion held by MediaNama, experts shared their views on how the IT Rules, 2021 will impact news in India, and what it means for digital media organisations.

The petitioner argued that the Rules are against Fundamental Rights, against "artistic speech" and also ultra vires to IT Act 2000

Key takeaways Investors are waiting and watching, as they weigh in on whether investing into the media space is worth the trouble or not The Intermediary Rules are going to be of concern to editors because it will impact the way reporters are actually reporting news due to the vagueness of the terms in what can be construed as a violation of the Digital Media Ethics Code The oversight mechanism of the grievance redressal system is not free from the executive’s influence and hence is not an in...

Twitter has been given “one last notice” to “immediately” comply with the new IT rules for digital media by the government that has said a failure to adhere to the norms will lead to the platform losing exemption from liability under the IT Act.

Google has appealed an order from the Delhi High Court that the company says may force it to be classified as a social media intermediary.