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On 25th February 2021, the Government of India notified a landmark set of rules under Section 79 of Information Technology Act 2000 (ITA 2000) called the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media ethics Code) Rules 2021. Since the regulation … Continue reading →

With the notification of the new Intermediary Guidelines 2021 (Information Technology [Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021] notified on 25th February 2021, the Digital Publication scenario in India has changed substantially. It will take some time for … Continue reading →

“Person Who Knows”  (PWK) “Nothing Personal about Data Protection Bill as JPC proposes to expand scope”… so says an article today in livemint.com It is well known that there is a lobby of opponents to the PDPB and this media … Continue reading →

When Section 66A of ITA 2000/8 was scrapped, by the Supreme Court in 2015, most people hailed the decision of the Supreme Court as a torch bearer of “Freedom of Speech”. Naavi.org had its reservations on the scrapping since it … Continue reading →

(This is a reproduction of the Article that appeared in India Legal Magazine on April 18,2020)  The spread of fake news through social media has been a cause of concern for quite some time. It was highlighted in the past … Continue reading →