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5 ministers from JPC on data protection bill, is key report ready?
While panel Chairperson Meenakshi Lekhi has taken charge as new Minister of State for External Affairs and Minister of State for Culture, Ashwini Vaishnaw, a Rajya Sabha member from Odisha, has taken charge of the Ministry of Electronics and IT and Railways, replacing Ravi Shankar Prasad.Another panel member Ajay Bhatt has been inducted as Minister of State for Defence and Tourism.
Facebook publishes 1st report under new India IT rules
The social network also removed 75,000 pieces of content under the 'Dangerous Organizations and Individuals: Organized Hate' policy, 106,000 pieces of content under the 'Dangerous Organizations and Individuals: Terrorist Propaganda' policy and 118,000 pieces of content related to bullying and harassment in India from its platform and Instagram in the same period.
Google publishes 1st report under new IT rules, removes 59K content
Google is one of the first global tech companies to have published its transparency report in compliance with the new Information Technology (IT) Rules, 2021 (Guidelines for Intermediaries and Digital Media Ethics Code). "We have a long history of providing transparency into the different types of requests we receive from around the world, and how we respond. All of these requests are tracked and included in our existing Transparency Report since 2010," a Google spokesperson said in a statement.
Remove all 'pornographic, obscene' content in 1 week: NCW to Twitter
The NCW move comes a day after Delhi Police registered a case against Twitter for child pornographic content following a complaint by the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR). The police action was taken amid ongoing tussle between the Centre and Twitter over the new IT rules and according to officials the NCPCR complaint pertains to alleged display of child pornographic content on the social media site.
Delhi HC declines stay on new IT rules regulating digital news media
The Foundation for Independent Journalism, The Wire, Quint Digital Media Ltd and Pravda Media Foundation, parent company of Alt News, had moved the Delhi High Court seeking a stay on the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021. The petitioners contended that a fresh notice had been issued to them to comply with the rules or else coercive action would be taken.
Our democratic credentials recognised, IT rules framed post talks with stakeholders: India to UN
The letter by the Mission said: "The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology and Ministry of Information and Broadcasting undertook broad consultations in 2018 with various stakeholders, including individuals, civil society, industry association and organizations and invited public comments to prepare the draft Rules."
Digital technology helped us cope, connect, comfort and console in Covid: PM
Addressing the 5th edition of VivaTech, one of the largest digital and start-up events in Europe, held in Paris every year since 2016, he said: "India's universal and unique bio-metric digital identity system - Aadhar - helped to provide timely financial support to the poor. "We could supply free food to 800 million people, and deliver cooking fuel subsidies to many households.
IT Minister blasts Twitter, says it failed to comply with new guidelines
In a series of tweets, the minister came down hard on the platform over its reluctance to comply with the new norms. "There are numerous queries arising as to whether Twitter is entitled to safe harbour provision. However, the simple fact of the matter is that Twitter has failed to comply with the Intermediary Guidelines that came into effect from the 26th of May," Prasad said.
Indian scientist too flagged Wuhan lab leak way back
A team of biologists at the Kusuma School of Biological Sciences in IIT Delhi wrote a 22-page research paper that was released as a pre-print on bioRxiv on January 31, last year. It suggested an "uncanny similarity" between aspects of SARS-CoV-2 and HIV, MIT Technology Review reported. Studying the protein structure of the virus, the team found four unique inserts in the novel coronavirus glycoprotein, not seen in any other coronaviruses.
WhatsApp sues India over new IT rules, says user privacy supreme
Reliable sources told IANS on Wednesday that the messaging giant has filed the case against the Indian government in Delhi High Court, as the deadline to comply with the new IT (intermediary) rules 2021 meant for big social media platforms in India ended on Tuesday. WhatsApp said that new rules infringe on users' privacy.
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