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OTT regulation: A mirage in desert   The emerging 500 crores over the top market of more than 17 crore users would soon need to embrace the regulations and authority with its addition to Schedule 2, Government of India (Allocation of Business) Rules, 1961 (amended 2020) under the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting. This move comes in response to the notice by CJI Sharad Arvind Bobde led-bench of Supreme Court in a PIL seeking regulation of such platforms, hence should also avoid the criticism of centre-led initiative to come down on free speech. Defining the term OTT OTT stands for “ov...

iTWire Wednesday, 05 May 2021 02:27 ACMA signs MOU with Australian Financial Crimes Exchange Featured The telecommunications industry regulator, the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA), has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Australian Financial Crimes Exchange (AFCX) which enables the exchange of information about unauthorised mobile number porting when it’s used for scams, fraud and financial crime. The ACMA says it uses the information from the AFCX - an independent organisation formed by the four major banks' that operates as a not...

Advertisement A Melbourne property developer is suing a local councillor for defamation over a string of comments made by other people on a community Facebook page, in the latest in a series of cases about the liability of online administrators for posts by third parties. Sam Zuchowski, director of Cavendish Properties, claims his reputation and standing have been severely injured because of comments on the Carrum and Patterson Lakes Forum Facebook page, administered by newly elected Kingston councillor Cameron Howe. Kingston councillor Cameron Howe. Cavendish Properties, headed by Mr Zuchows...

How the OTT landscape is set to change in India Why did the Central government bring in new rules for OTT content? The government said it has been receiving many complaints against the content being displayed across various over-the-top (OTT) apps and there was lack of an adequate grievance redress mechanism to address these concerns. In addition, the Supreme Court had directed the Centre to put in place regulations in this regard. These rules also came after the Information and Broadcasting Ministry had been in talks with the OTT industry for the past two years to put in place a self-regula...

The eSafety commissioner, Julie Inman Grant, told Guardian Australia she didn’t intend to use her powers under the legislation to go after consensual adult pornographic material online. “My role as a regulator is to protect all Australians from online harm, it’s not to throttle the sex industry,” she said. “What happens between consenting adults is not my concern, as long as it’s not harming others.” But she pointed out that hosting explicit adult sexual content is prohibited in Australia. Guardian Australia has also seen a notice sent by her office in January to adult websites ...