Information Technology Act Archives

19 websites, 10 apps and 57 social media accounts associated with the platforms have also been disabled

Laws

Centre bans 18 OTT platforms for obscene content after multiple warnings

PGurus Newsdesk - March 14, 2024 2

Centre takes action against OTT platforms for vulgar, pornographic content after repeated warnings Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting, Anurag Thakur has confirmed that the...

Amid the growing threat of AI-related misinformation, the govt will create necessary guardrails and a part of Digital India Act will address "high-risk and deep fake AI

Laws

Digital India Act to deal with misinformation & high-risk AI, enable...

PGurus Newsdesk - May 23, 2023 0

No separate legislation but a part of the Digital India Act will address threats related to high-risk AI On Tuesday the Centre said that the...

The ban was enforced after multiple agencies found that a handful of apps were being used by terrorists to communicate with their supporters and on-ground workers

Social Media

Govt of India bans 14 apps in Jammu & Kashmir citing...

Team PGurus - May 1, 2023 0

We have been updated by Snapchat that they are not banned, possibly because they agreed to comply with MHA Rules. Govt bans messaging apps said to be...

The company said it was being asked by the government to block accounts, rather than just a tweet that was deemed improper, because of its political content

Law and Order

Twitter tells Karnataka HC: 50-60 percent of Tweets asked by Govt....

Team PGurus - September 27, 2022 1

Twitter versus Government battle US-based microblogging site Twitter on Monday told the Karnataka High Court it was being asked by the Government of India to...

The Union government said that the writ petition by Twitter should be dismissed since it is not an Indian citizen, calling it “luxury litigation”

Law and Order

Twitter “deliberately” defiant to laws of the land: Govt. of India...

Team PGurus - September 2, 2022 0

'Anonymity not a fundamental right', says Centre in Twitter case The Government of India has told the Karnataka High Court that Twitter "deliberately" remained non-compliant...

Delhi High Court bench slams Twitter for being selective in its exercise of blocking offensive content

Law and Order

Delhi High Court slams Twitter for not bothering about sensitivities of...

Team PGurus - March 28, 2022 0

Asks why cancelled Trump’s account without any order from the courts Twitter got slammed by Delhi High Court on Monday for not deleting and blocking...