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Courts, not govt to decide intermediary status: law experts on Twitter row
Reports on Wednesday suggested Twitter may have lost its intermediary status under the Information Technology Act for not complying with the newly notified Information Technology Rules, 2021.
 "Courts, not govt to decide intermediary status: law experts on Twitter row")
Govt notifies 5-mn-user threshold for significant social media intermediary
Facebook and Twitter said they are studying the rules; Experts question compliance with PDP Bill
 "Govt notifies 5-mn-user threshold for significant social media intermediary")
OTT players apprehensive as Govt tightens rules on curated content
Legal experts say notifying rules for OTTs under IT Act may not be tenable; industry players seek clarity on oversight mechanism
 "OTT players apprehensive as Govt tightens rules on curated content")
Twitter restores accounts it had withheld after govt's legal request
MeitY Uses recourse u/s 69A of the Act, sends legal request in the matter
 "Twitter restores accounts it had withheld after govt's legal request")
Over 3,600 web links blocked last year for 'unlawful, malicious content'
"Under this provision, 1,385, 2,799 and 3,635 URLs were blocked during the years 2017, 2018 and 2019, respectively," Prasad added
 "Over 3,600 web links blocked last year for 'unlawful, malicious content'")
Budget 2020: I-T Act may allow seizure of trustees' personal assets
The new provision is likely to come in Budget next month
 "Budget 2020: I-T Act may allow seizure of trustees' personal assets")
Govt finalising IT rules for social media to trace original source of info
Messaging giant WhatsApp has, in the past, drawn flak from the government on the issue of message traceability
 "Govt finalising IT rules for social media to trace original source of info")
121 Indians hit; we may never know Pegasus breach extent: WhatsApp to govt
121 users in India targeted, full extent of Pegasus spyware attack may never be known: WhatsApp told Govt
 "121 Indians hit; we may never know Pegasus breach extent: WhatsApp to govt")
IT Act well-equipped to deal with hacking, spyware: Ravi Shankar Prasad
The government said some media reports attempting to malign the government of India for the reported breach are completely misleading
 "IT Act well-equipped to deal with hacking, spyware: Ravi Shankar Prasad")
Big brothers are watching you: Govt reveals rules for electronic snooping
The government follows a 2011 protocol for electronic snooping, it revealed in a recent court hearing
 "Big brothers are watching you: Govt reveals rules for electronic snooping")
Supreme Court expresses dismay over violations of Section 66A of IT Act
SC Bench, headed by Justice R F Nariman, sought the Centre's response over the alleged prosecutions even after the apex court scrapped Section 66A
 "Supreme Court expresses dismay over violations of Section 66A of IT Act")
