Tender floated for unit to be set up under Directorate General of Information and Public Relations. Govt says aim is to ‘serve public interest, bring transparency’.
It can hardly be expected of social media platforms to design self-regulatory mechanisms that encourage them being held liable and penalised for their decisions.
ET report says existing draft with parliament panel’s suggestions might be too burdensome for start-ups, & tech firms, so govt thinks fresh Bill for current times is better option.
Joint Committee on Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019, submitted its final report Thursday, two years after it was set up, with a slew of recommendations.
The roll-out will begin from 17 February in 16 countries, including Canada, Germany, Iran, Italy, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and the UAE, said Twitter. India, however, is not included.
Filed by Vinit Goenka, the plea also said that there are hundreds of fake Twitter handles and bogus Facebook accounts in the name of eminent people and high dignitaries.
Historically, Twitter & Facebook have walked a fine line when regulating content on their platforms but Twitter adding a fact-check warning label to Trump's posts is a game-changer.
Following the transaction which is expected to be completed by November, Dassault Reliance Aerospace Ltd will become an associate company, with Reliance retaining a 49% stake.
From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.
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