New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Friday said that it will pass an interim order protecting the personality and publicity rights of Congress MP Shashi Tharoor in a suit seeking the removal of alleged deepfake videos and AI-generated content falsely depicting him as praising Pakistan. A single-judge Bench of Justice Mini Pushkarna issued summons on Tharoor’s plea and directed the respondents, including the Centre and social media intermediaries such as Meta and X, to file their re…
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New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) on Tuesday unveiled draft amendments to the Information Technology Rules, 2021, proposing a fresh framework to regulate online news and current affairs content, while attempting to address concerns around overreach and censorship.The ministry has opened the draft for public consultation, with the feedback window currently set to close on April 14, although officials indicated that the deadline could be exten…
Mumbai, Feb 21 (IANS) Actor Kunal Kapoor has voiced support for India weighing restrictions on social media access for children under 16, saying the move is not “anti-technology” but “pro-future”. Kunal took to X, formerly called Twitter, where he re-shared a news about how “India with a population of 1.4 billion is considering a ban on social media for children under the age of 16.”Reacting to the ongoing discussions around regulating social media use among minors, Kunal said protec…
New Delhi, Dec 23 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Tuesday passed an ad-interim injunction protecting the personality and publicity rights of former India captain Sunil Gavaskar, directing social media intermediaries and e-commerce platforms to take down unauthorised content and merchandise misusing his name, image and likeness. A single-judge Bench of Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora ordered platforms, including Meta and X Corp, to ensure that infringing URLs attributing false statements to Gav…