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Moni Mohsin
The Impeccable Integrity of Ruby R.
13 Jun 2021
On a hard-won scholarship to England, Ruby Rauf, 23, is near the end of a master’s in business and media studies when she decides to abandon her degree and return to Lahore.
Newsclick Report
Political Cartoonist Gets Twitter Notice on Govt Request Against his ‘Social Media Profile’
05 Jun 2021
‘Jai ho Modi ji ki sarkaar ki,’ wrote Manjul, who has made hard-hitting cartoons on pandemic crisis, while sharing the email on Twitter.
PTI
Google Says New IT Rules Not Applicable to Search Engine, Delhi HC Seeks Centre's stand
02 Jun 2021
'The single judge has misinterpreted and misapplied the New Rules 2021 to the appellant's search engine. Additionally, the single judge has conflated various sections of the IT Act and separate rules…
PTI
WhatsApp Moves Delhi HC Against Centre on New Social Media Intermediary Rules
26 May 2021
'... requiring messaging apps to ‘trace’ chats is the equivalent of asking us to keep a fingerprint of every single message sent on WhatsApp, which would break end-to-end encryption and fundamentally…
PTI
IT Rules: FB, Google Working on Complying with Social Media Rules, Twitter Mum
26 May 2021
Non-compliance with rules would result in these social media companies losing their intermediary status that provides them exemptions and specified immunity from liabilities for any third-party…
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COVID-19: SC Warns of Contempt Charges Against States, Officials Restricting SOS Calls on Social Media
30 Apr 2021
The SC also told the Centre there should be a free flow of information and that it should hear the voice of citizens.The apex court said there should not be any presumption that grievances raised on…
Vignesh Karthik KR, Vihang Jumle
Why a Recent Social Media Trend Signals Hope for Democracy
09 Mar 2021
A recent trend critiquing the government over unemployment shows social media isn’t just bots controlling the narrative.
Siddharth Ganguly
Are New IT Rules the Next Sedition Law?
01 Mar 2021
The specific wording used in a number of these rules invites comparisons with two contentious, repressive laws currently in place in the country.
The Associated Press
Protests in Bangladesh Over Death of Writer Mushtaq Ahmed in Prison
26 Feb 2021
Ahmed, 53, was arrested in Dhaka in May last year for making comments on social media critical of Sheikh Hasina’s government's handling of the coronavirus pandemic.
Manya Saini
New Rules Announced to Regulate Content on OTT, Social Media, Digital News Platforms
25 Feb 2021
The new Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules 2021, will supersede the earlier Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines) Rules 2011.