Digital News

Meta to no longer fund its news publishers in US, says report

Tech giant Meta has started informing its news partners that the company will stop paying publishers for their content to run on Facebook's News Tab in the US.

Regulating algorithm future of media

Opacity over the manner in which social media platforms, also referred to as intermediaries, conduct themselves is one of the most formidable of regulatory challenges facing India

Centre aims to make Big Tech pay for using content from news publishers

If implemented, the new law will force Big Tech companies to pay digital news publishers a share of the revenue earned via using their original content.

Centre revives bill to regulate registration of digital news media: Report

The govt will propose the Registration of Press and Periodicals Bill, 2019 with the changes before the Union Cabinet soon, says a media report

Digital-only news: Regulation, availability of capital to determine future

The first lot of these online entities is finally making money. But regulation and the availability of capital will determine their future

Google brings accelerator programme for digital news startups in India

Google on Thursday announced an accelerator programme 'GNI Startups Lab India' for independent local or single-subject journalism organisations in the country.

Media properties become profitable in 4-6 years: The Quint's Bahl, Kapur

In a Q&A, Raghav Bahl and Ritu Kapur tell what it takes to build a digital news business in India

Delhi HC refuses to stay new IT rules regulating digital news media

According to amended IT rules, social media and streaming companies will be required to take down contentious content quicker, appoint grievance redressal officers and assist in investigations.

Success story of The Hindu Times- Which Leaded by Digital Journalist Prince Goyal

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Delhi High Court asks Centre to reply to plea challenging new IT rules

The Delhi High Court on Friday sought the Centre's response on a plea challenging the new Information Technology rules which seek to regulate digital news media

Surveillance fears over new rules to tame social media in India

For long, activists and governments have been prompted to demand greater transparency and accountability from Facebook, WhatsApp, Twitter and other social media behemoths

Regulating digital media: News portals wary of Centre's latest guidelines

The new guidelines seek to regulate OTT platforms and digital news media, whether they use other intermediary sites or apps such as Twitter or Facebook or host news media content on their own websites

Best of BS Opinion: A change in direction, healing a weak regulator & more

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day

Big Brother syndrome

New rules for digital media have troubling implications

Explained: What the new regulations mean for online news publishers

Some say Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code Rules, 2021, leaves too many things in the hands of the central government

ED raids premises of news portal Newsclick on money laundering charges

Newsclick is a New Delhi-based online news website

Govt starts contest for strengthening digital network platform for vaccine

The government on Wednesday launched a technology contest to invite solutions from IT companies and start-ups to strengthen digital platform CoWIN

Policing the internet: Online news is a gaggle in face of regulation

The final part of the series looks at online news, as a regulatory regime for online content is being put in place

I&B Ministry seeks compliance of 26% FDI in digital news within a month

Recently, the Centre brought OTT platforms like Netflix, Amazon Prime Video under the ambit of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting

Top headlines: Govt approves PLI scheme, Amazon asks Sebi to probe Future

The Supreme Court granted bail to TV journalist Arnab Goswami in an abetment to suicide case, saying personal liberty must not be denied.