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Twitter ‘complied under protest’ with MeitY’s blocking orders: Petition
Twitter argues that the government failed to test the content it wanted blocked in the context of the class of readers for whom the tweets were primarily meant– users who wish to consume political or newsworthy content, are literate, and can perceive the context of the content
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Twitter’s legal tussle with Indian govt will set important precedent on internet censorship: Analysts
Activists and civil society organisations weigh in on Twitter’s case against the government regarding some of the blocking orders issued under Section 69 A of the IT Act
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Proposed amendments to IT Rules 2021 will cause operational uncertainty for intermediaries: NASSCOM
The industry body also aired its concern regarding pre-censorship arising out of the proposed amendments and requested Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology to make changes in the text of the rules in this regard
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Explained: All you need to know about Twitter's run-in with the Indian government
Why is Twitter suing the Indian government? Are any such similar parallels worldwide? Here are all your questions answered
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Twitter withholds Leena Manimekalai's tweet on Goddess Kaali acting on government request
This development comes a day after Twitter approached the Karnataka HC to seek relief from the blocking orders given out by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
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Twitter appeals to court against Meity's 'disproportionate use of power'
The development comes against the background of a letter MeitY had sent to Twitter in June alleging non-compliance with the IT Rules 2021, and wherein the social media giant was warned that non-compliance would invite legal action against the platform's chief compliance officer and loss of immunity under the IT Act, 2000
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Intermediaries have right to judicial review, but have to follow India's rules: Rajeev Chandrasekhar
The minister's tweet comes hours after reports said that Twitter is suing the Indian government over content takedown orders.
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Electronics and IT minister urges startups to come up with credit solution for MSMEs
He also appealed to startups to make use of public digital platforms such as Open Network for Digital Commerce in a bid to make it as successful as the Unified Payments Interface
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Govt flags lack of cyber crisis management plan among agencies: Sources
The government is also trying to create a skilled set of Chief Information Security Officers (CISO) in agencies, sources said
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200 ISPs, 1200 products classified as ‘trusted products’ in telecom sector: Rajesh Pant
The National Cyber Security Coordinator also informed that the 'trusted product' system will also apply to private captive networks
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Dhruva Space successfully tests its satellite deployer aboard ISRO's PSLV C53
The successful testing of its satellite deployers clears the path for Dhruva Space for their satellite missions, Thybolt-1 and Thybolt-2, which would be aboard the PSLV C54, ISRO's upcoming commercial mission
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Twitter not complying with MeitY’s notices? June already has the most number of content takedowns for 2022
In the past one month, Twitter has withheld tweets of Indian journalists, politicians from INC, AAP, etc and suspended nearly 100 accounts in response to legal requests made by Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
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CERT-In directions are ambiguous, may pose cybersecurity risk: Zerodha CTO Kailash Nadh
Nadh requested ministry of electronics and information technology to take up a larger consultation regarding the April 28 cybersecurity directions with the industry and the public
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What entrepreneurs need to keep in mind while building products for next billion
Koo’s co-founder and CEO Aprameya Radhakrishna, Amazon’s Head - Strategic Initiatives - Public Sector Deepti Dutt, Zomato’s Chief Technology Officer Gunjan Patidar, and Delhivery co-founder Suraj Saharan weigh in
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Five lakh sq ft T-Hub building inaugurated in Telangana; 20,000 startups to get boost
In the new facility, stakeholders will focus on verticals like EV/mobility, healthtech, enterprise tech, gaming and artificial intelligence.
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Over 193 million cyber attacks on APIs in India between December '21 and April 22: Akamai
Akamai attributed the rise in attacks on APIs in the financial sector to the embracing of Open Banking in India’s banking system
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Cybersecurity directions: CERT-In extends compliance deadline for MSMEs to September 25
CERT-In also delayed till September 25 the implementation of the direction that required service providers to store names of customers, address and their contact numbers for five years or more
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Twitter withholds tweets on internet freedom in India, accounts of journalists in response to MeitY notice
The development comes a year after Twitter, in a blogpost, had said that it did not take action on accounts of news media entities because it would 'violate their fundamental right to free expression under Indian law'
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Local VPN provider fires letter to MeitY, seeks recall of CERT-In directions
In its letter, SnTHostings.com said that directions violated right to privacy of users and changes the 'true nature' of services provided by VPNs'
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Open to providing exemptions to startups and changing provisions of IT Rules: MeitY
Stakeholders pointed out that provisions of the draft amendment, especially that of redressing certain grievances within 72 hours may have a disproportionate effect on startups and smaller intermediaries.
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Dhruva Space to test satellite deployer onboard ISRO PLSV-C53 on June 30
Dhruva Space will be testing their satellite deployers on ISRO's PSLV-C53 ahead of launching their own satellites Thybolt-1 and Thybolt-2 on the PSLV-C54
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Oversight Board flags lack of user appeals from India, questions Meta’s commitment to non-English content moderation
India has the most Facebook and Instagram users. However, a mere 2 percent of appeals came from Central and South Asia combined; a whopping 49 percent came from the US and Canada.
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Tax body issues guidelines for securing websites, procuring IT services
The guidelines were issued three days after Malaysia-based "hacktivists" called on hackers to target Indian government websites to protest remarks made against Prophet Mohammad
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SMEs ask MeitY for 300 days to comply with CERT-In cybersecurity norms
In a meeting held on June 10, it was pointed out to the ministry that SMEs will face additional burden in complying with the directions, and the ministry had said that it will consider ‘support’ to such companies.
