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PM Modi video row: Parliamentary panel seeks Zuckerbergs apology in 3 days

PM Modi video row: Parliamentary panel seeks Zuckerberg's apology in 3 days

The committee warned that if the Meta CEO fails to issue an unconditional apology within the stipulated period, the legal protection available under Section 79(3) of the IT Act could be withdrawn and action initiated against him as a publisher.

5 Aug 2026 3:05 PM IST

X blocks Mohammed Zubair’s posts on Hindutva violence following govt order

X blocks Mohammed Zubair’s posts on Hindutva violence following govt...

30 March 2026 2:41 PM IST

Act against obscene, illegal content or face prosecution: MeitY warns social media

Act against obscene, illegal content or face prosecution: MeitY warns social media

The ministry has issued a notice to social media and online platforms to review compliance frameworks and remove...

1 Jan 2026 2:46 PM IST

Restrictions on free speech must evolve with tech: Centre to Ktaka HC

Restrictions on free speech must evolve with tech: Centre to K'taka HC

The Centre told the Karnataka High Court that free speech limits under Article 19(2) are “elastic” and must evolve with...

19 July 2025 2:59 PM IST

Liking a post not same as sharing it: Allahabad High Court

Liking a post not same as sharing it: Allahabad High Court

Allahabad HC quashed the case against a man who liked a provocative social media post, ruling that merely liking content...

21 April 2025 4:24 PM IST

X sends takedown notice to journalist over Ram Navami hate videos

X sends takedown notice to journalist over Ram Navami hate videos

Purohit received a notice from X after posting videos of a Ram Navami procession in Mumbai, where participants chanted...

12 April 2025 1:24 PM IST

Centre slams X for ‘censorship’ claim, defends Sahyog in Ktaka HC

Centre slams X for ‘censorship’ claim, defends Sahyog in K'taka HC

The Indian government slammed X for calling the 'Sahyog' portal a censorship tool, calling the claim unfortunate and...

30 March 2025 10:12 AM IST

Delhi police empowered to direct social media firms to remove illegal content under IT Act

Delhi police empowered to direct social media firms to remove 'illegal content' under IT Act

The Delhi Home Department's notification authorises district Deputy Commissioners of Police (DCPs) and officers from...

9 Jan 2025 4:01 PM IST

Liking obscene content on social media no crime: Allahabad HC

Liking 'obscene' content on social media no crime: Allahabad HC

However, sharing or reposting such a post would amount to "transmission" under Section 67 of the Information Technology...

28 Oct 2023 1:59 PM IST

Viral nude Photos: Petition against Ranveer Singh

Viral nude Photos: Petition against Ranveer Singh

Petition by an NGO sought FIR against the actor for "hurting sentiments of women" through nudity

26 July 2022 10:07 AM IST

Twitter to review Centres certain content removal orders

Twitter to review Centre's certain content removal orders

New Delhi: Twitter, the micro-blogging social media platform, will apply for judicial review on some Indian government...

5 July 2022 9:01 PM IST

Data leak case, Rajasthan govt imposes fine of Rs 27 lakh on Vodafone

Data leak case, Rajasthan govt imposes fine of Rs 27 lakh on Vodafone

Jaipur: The Rajasthan government on Monday imposed a fine of Rs 27 lakh on telecom company Vodafone Idea Ltd (VIL) on a...

7 Sept 2021 8:55 PM IST

Centre directs States not to book cases under scrapped Section of IT Act

Centre directs States not to book cases under scrapped Section of IT Act

New Delhi: The Union government reached out to all states urging them not to invoke the repealed Section 66A of the...

15 July 2021 11:59 AM IST