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PIB row: 'Fact Check will not be done by PIB, Centre yet to decide', clarifies Chandrashekhar

India | Apr 07, 2023, 09:37 PM IST

The clarification came as multiple media reported that the organisations have to remove their content from the platform if fact-checking agency declares the content as fake news

Twitter, Facebook users to get complaints panels in 3 months as Centre amends IT rules

India | Oct 28, 2022, 11:36 PM IST

The three-member Grievance Appellate Committee(s) will be set in three months, a gazette notification issued by MeitY (Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology) said.

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Supreme Court seeks IT Ministry's response on plea against internet suspension during exams

India | Sep 09, 2022, 02:48 PM IST

The bench headed by Chief Justice of India UU Lalit sought a response from the MEITY asking it to file an affidavit indicating whether there is any standard protocol with respect to the grievance raised by the petitioner.

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IT ministry to conduct quarterly audit of compliance by social media firms

India | Aug 04, 2022, 01:11 PM IST

To tighten the noose on social media platforms, the government has proposed to set up an appellate panel which will have power to overrule decisions taken by social media companies with respect to any grievance.

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Delhi: IT ministry scientist dies after jumping from 7th floor of Shastri Bhavan

India | May 23, 2022, 11:21 PM IST

Deputy Commissioner of Police (New Delhi) Amrutha Guguloth informed that the scientist's body was found in front of gate number two of Shastri Bhawan which houses several Union government ministries.

Haqikat Kya Hai | Twitter blinks on India IT rules, appoints interim chief compliance office

Hakikat Kya Hai | Jun 17, 2021, 09:28 PM IST

Twitter on Tuesday said it has appointed an interim chief compliance officer and the details of the official will be shared with the IT Ministry directly soon. The government had issued a notice to Twitter giving it one last chance to "immediately" comply with the new IT rules and warned that failure to adhere to the norms will lead to the platform losing exemption from liability under the IT Act.

Twitter appoints interim Chief Compliance Officer for India, to share details with IT ministry soon

India | Jun 15, 2021, 08:41 PM IST

Twitter on Tuesday said it has appointed an interim Chief Compliance Officer and the details of the official will be shared with the IT Ministry directly soon.

Making efforts to comply with new IT rules: Twitter

India | Jun 08, 2021, 10:45 AM IST

Twitter said that it is making every effort to comply with the new IT rules and that it has shared an overview of progress with the government.

Govt may make user ID verification on Facebook, WhatsApp, Twitter mandatory. Here's why?

Business | Jan 16, 2020, 10:34 PM IST

The IT Ministry is learnt to have finalised the social media guidelines to check misinformation, malicious info and gender biased views and have sent to the Law ministry for vetting it where account holder verification could be made mandatory.

IT Ministry partners with Google on 'Build for Digital India'

Business | Aug 31, 2019, 04:42 PM IST

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) on Saturday entered into a partnership with Google with the aim of rolling out "Build for Digital India", a programme that will give engineering students a platform to develop market-ready, technology-based solutions that address key social problems.

IT Ministry may back storage curbs for critical, sensitive data; not for all personal info

India | Jul 23, 2019, 04:40 PM IST

The IT Ministry is likely to propose that personal information which neither qualifies as 'critical' nor 'sensitive' should be allowed to be stored and processed anywhere, while data classified as 'critical' should be kept only in India under the draft Personal Data Protection Bill.

HUA Ministry suspects its info 'compromised', asks officials to follow online security guidelines

India | Jul 09, 2019, 04:43 PM IST

Suspecting its information being "compromised", the Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry has asked its officials to strictly follow the IT Ministry's online security advisory, which includes avoiding surfing of "inappropriate websites" and use of personal USBs in the office computer.

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