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The new Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 were announced by the government on February 25 and required large social media platforms like Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp to comply with the norms by May 25.
After WhatsApp filed a lawsuit against the Indian government in the Delhi High Court, saying that user privacy is in its DNA and requiring messaging apps to "trace" chats undermines people's right to privacy, Congress has termed the ...
Facebook-owned instant messenger WhatsApp, in a petition in Delhi High Court, said that enabling identification of the first originator of information on its platform in India puts end-to-end encryption and its benefits at risk, as it urged the ...
Government Responds to WhatsApp, Says Respects Right to Privacy but It Is Subject to ‘Reasonable Restrictions’ The Ministry of Information Technology takes a dig at WhatsApp while giving clarification on its new regulations. By Jagmeet Singh | Updated: 26 May 2021 19:08 IST Photo Credit: Reuters Highlights The government said it had no intention to violate right to privacy Social media platforms were required to comply with the new regulations WhatsApp on Wednesday received a firm response from the government over the messaging app not complying with the p...
Rakesh Maheshwari, Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology Key references The Information Technology Intermediaries Guidelines (Amendment), 2018 [download] IT Rules 2011 [read] Shreya Singhal Judgment: [read] Summary of the IT Rules Intermediaries And Social Media Platforms [read] Digital News Publishing [read] OTT Streaming Services [read] Key developments Unblocking of handles: IT Ministry notice to Twitter warns of consequences [Read] CEO Will Cathcart says WhatsApp hopes to find solution to traceability without breaking encryption [read] India’s FOSS community files plea in Ker...