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Interview | 'If You Want to Curb Fake News, Control BJP's IT Cell': Supriya Shrinate on IT Rules The Congress spokesperson said the government should, instead of muzzling dissent with the new IT Rules, attempt to set its own house in order. "What kind of fake news are you going to check when the government hasn’t been able to put its own house in order?" Representative image. Photo: Unsplash Tech01/Mar/2021 New Delhi: The BJP-led Centre recently framed rules to regulate all types of digital platforms. The three-tier structure introduced in the Information Technology (Guidelines for Inte...

In conversation with Mitali Mukherjee, Apar Gupta, executive director at the Internet Freedom Foundation pointed out that the crux of the problem lay in an opaque interpretation of Section 69A.

When Twitter was in the right Updated: Updated: February 15, 2021 01:09 IST In not complying fully with the Indian government’s statutory orders, Twitter has acted with reason Share Article AAA In not complying fully with the Indian government’s statutory orders, Twitter has acted with reason Twitter has not complied fully with the Indian government’s statutory orders under Section 69A of the Information Technology (IT) Act to block hundreds of accounts for allegedly posting messages suggesting that the Prime Minister was planning a genocide against farmers. Twitter has said that the...

Farmer Tweets: In Meeting With Top Twitter Officials, IT Secretary Expressed ‘Deep Disappointment’  The government's press release notes that Twitter requested for "better engagement", but is silent about whether the Centre plans on taking action against the social media company for its 'non-compliance'. Photo: Reuters Tech11/Feb/2021 New Delhi: The Narendra Modi government’s standoff with Twitter over the fate of several prominent accounts and tweets continued on Wednesday, with senior officials of India’s IT ministry having a virtual meeting with top Twitter executive...

While the controversy may fizzle out, it would be welcome if the current tension led to reform and greater transparency.