Category: Media

Media & Technology Laws: “Following” The Twitter Conflict

We had shared a note on the media law amendments which we had stated were “game-changing.”   We will navigate the bitter Twitter conflict on this very amendment here: The Government of India has inter alia noted the following violations by Twitter in its press release dated May 27, 2021. A. Non-appointment of an India-based…

MEDIA LAWS: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (INTERMEDIARY GUIDELINES AND DIGITAL MEDIA ETHICS CODE) RULES, 2021

Effective February 25, 2021, the law has stepped up the responsibilities of social media and news portals. This is via an entirely fresh set of rules: the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 (“2021 Rules”). These rules do not amend but simply replace the Information Technology (Intermediaries Guidelines) Rules, 2011…