Information Technology Act
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Operation Chakra-II: CBI takes action to dismantle major cyber crime network, arrests 43
India | Jul 26, 2024, 06:30 PM ISTThis action, part of Operation Chakra-II, targeted a network operating across multiple countries since 2022, with significant cooperation from international law enforcement agencies including the FBI and INTERPOL.
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Centre establishes fact-checking unit to debunk government related matters on social media
India | Mar 20, 2024, 11:55 PM ISTThe establishment of this fact-checking unit falls under the powers conferred by sub-clause (V) of clause (b) of rule 3 of the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021.
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Provocative content growing on OTT platforms, government serious
India | Sep 04, 2019, 01:00 PM ISTThere has been a surge lately in such anti-Hindu content on various OTT platforms that has reportedly upset organisations such as the RSS and the VHP.
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'Officials will be jailed': SC warns against prosecution of people under scrapped IT law
India | Jan 07, 2019, 11:53 PM ISTThe first PIL on the issue was filed in 2012 by a law student Shreya Singhal who sought an amendment in Section 66A of the Act after two girls – Shaheen Dhada and Rinu Shrinivasan – were arrested in Palghar in Maharashtra's Thane district.
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Section 66A quashed: Here's why citizens can still be arrested for online posts
India | Mar 25, 2015, 01:53 PM ISTNew Delhi: Section 66A of the Information Technology Act is unconstitutional in its entirety, the Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday striking down a “draconian” provision that had led to the arrests of many people for
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Victory of common man, says Section 66A victim
India | Mar 24, 2015, 01:59 PM ISTKolkata: Victims and legal experts on Tuesday hailed the Supreme Court's verdict striking down Section 66A of the Information Technology Act, 2000, and termed it a victory for the common man's free speech.Jadavpur University professor
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IT Act not to be used for stifling political dissent, govt assures SC
India | Jan 14, 2015, 06:00 PM ISTNew Delhi: The central government today assured Supreme Court that Section 66A of the Information Technology Act would not be used to strangulate “political dissent and contrarian views” posted on social networking sites. Under Section 66A
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E-commerce sites selling adult products come under DoT scanner
India | Jan 14, 2015, 09:24 AM ISTNew Delhi: Several e-commerce sites have come under the lens of Department of Telecom (DoT) for operating webstores selling adult toys, sex products and adult lifestyle items. According to newspaper DNA, the telecom department said that
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Plea in HC to safeguard business interests of internet users
India | Apr 29, 2014, 09:08 PM ISTNew Delhi: K N Govindacharya, former BJP leader, today moved a fresh plea in the Delhi High Court seeking a direction to the Centre to safeguard the interests of Indians who do business through internet.The