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Twitter names Vinay Prakash as Resident Grievance Officer for India

The Government of India has approached the Supreme Court seeking transfer of all petitions challenging the constitutionality of the Information Technology (IT) Rules, 2021 from various High Courts to the top court. Full Story

India responds to UN, says new IT rules ‘designed to empower ordinary users of social media’

India’s permanent mission at the United Nations has clarified that India’s new IT rules are “designed to empower ordinary users of social media” and that they were finalised after the government held broad consultations with civil society and other stakeholders in 2018.

After losing legal protective cover, Twitter assures compliance with new IT rules

After Twitter lost its status as an intermediary platform in India, the microblogging platform on Wednesday said that it will continue to make every effort to comply with the government’s new IT rules.

Parliamentary committee summons Twitter on June 18

After a fresh tussle with the Centre over new IT rules, Twitter has now been summoned by the Parliamentary Standing Committee for Information and Technology.

Google claims new IT rules not applicable to its search engine, HC seeks Centre’s stand

US-based Google LLC has contended that India’s new IT rules for digital media are not applicable to its search engine, and urged the Delhi High Court on Wednesday to set aside its single judge order which applied them on the company while dealing with an issue related to removal of offending content from the internet.

Centre respects right of privacy: Ravi Shankar Prasad on WhatsApp row

A day after WhatsApp moved the Delhi High Court against the Centre’s recent IT Rules, Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment, Communication and Information Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad on Thursday said the central government fully recognises and respects the right of privacy, adding that ordinary WhatsApp users have nothing to fear about the new rules.

Facebook says it aims to comply with new IT rules

Facebook on Tuesday said it aims to comply with the provisions of IT rules and will continue to discuss the few issues “which need more engagement” with the government.

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