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Topic: IT ministry

Union Cabinet approves Rs 1,300-crore incentive scheme to promote digital payment

PTI - 15 December, 2021

Electronics & IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said the govt will reimburse transaction charges levied on digital payments made by persons as part of the merchant discount rate.

Social media companies have to be accountable to Indian laws, Ravi Shankar Prasad says

PTI - 30 June, 2021

Speaking at the India Global Forum, the minister said if Twitter is invoking the digital copyright act of US then it has to also be cognisant of the copyright rules of India.

Parliament panel to seek Twitter’s explanation for blocking IT Minister, Tharoor accounts

PTI - 25 June, 2021

Twitter briefly blocked IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad and Parliamentary IT panel chairman Shashi Tharoor from accessing their account over alleged violation of copyright laws.

Twitter blocks Ravi Shankar Prasad’s account for 1 hour over ‘violation’ of US copyright laws

PTI - 25 June, 2021

Criticising Twitter, IT minister Prasad posted on Koo saying the action was in 'gross violation' of IT rules as it failed to give prior notice before denying access to his account.

IT rules meant to empower social media users — India’s response to UNHRC concerns

PTI - 20 June, 2021

New Delhi: Stating that new IT rules are "designed to empower ordinary users of social media", India on Sunday rejected apprehensions raised by the...

Twitter appoints interim chief compliance officer for India as required under new IT rules

PTI - 15 June, 2021

A Twitter spokesperson said the company is making every effort to comply with the new guidelines, and is keeping the IT Ministry apprised of progress at every step of the process.

Google says new IT rules not applicable to its search engine, Delhi HC seeks Centre’s stand

PTI - 2 June, 2021

Google urged the court Wednesday to set aside a single judge order which applied the rules on the company while dealing with removal of offending content from the internet.

WhatsApp vs Modi govt: Privacy or politics? This is what they’re fighting over

Apoorva Mandhani - 29 May, 2021

At the heart of WhatsApp's petition against the Modi govt's new IT rules is the right to privacy, and this case could prove to be an important test of its application in India.

Respect right to privacy, tracing WhatsApp messages for prevention of serious offences: Govt

PTI - 26 May, 2021

In a statement, the IT Ministry termed WhatsApp's last moment challenge to the intermediary guidelines as an unfortunate attempt to prevent norms from coming into effect.

‘We had no choice but to sue Modi govt’: Why WhatsApp is fighting the new IT rule

Regina Mihindukulasuriya - 26 May, 2021

In new IT rules, govt calls for social media firms with large user bases to enable, when required, identification of original sender of messages, a move that breaks privacy protections.

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