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Challenges under latest draft IT Rules for Social Media and OTT Platforms

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeITY), last month, announced its draft Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, for social media platforms, Over-the-top players (OTT)and digital media. This comes at a time when there is a significant rise in Child Sexual Abuse Material, misinformation and hate speech. While they […]

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Time to tackle online gender violence

Despite the existence of regulatory mechanisms, we have not been able to effectively handle online safety challenges owing to the lack of proper implementation The internet has evolved as an indispensable tool for transforming our society and culture. Women, especially those living in rural India, have been empowered to speak about their diverse realities, discuss

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Roundtable Discussion on ‘Enabling a Trillion Dollar Digital Economy: Independent, Interconnected and Digital’ Report Launch | The Dialogue and ASSOCHAM

The Associated Chambers of Commerce of India (ASSOCHAM), the oldest, largest and Apex Chamber of Commerce and Industry of India and The Dialogue, a New Delhi based independent think-tank,  held an Industry Roundtable Discussion and the launch of the Study ‘Enabling a Trillion Dollar Digital Economy: Independent, Interconnected and Digital’ on Friday, 26 February, 2021.

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Debating the Contours of Internet Freedom in India

The Dialogue organized a National Debate Competition on ‘Internet Freedom’ from February 27 and 28 in collaboration with Shaheed Bhagat Singh College, University of Delhi. With the New Intermediary Liability Guidelines being notified only last Thursday, this debate could not have been more timely! The competition saw the participation of more than 160 students from

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Is the OTT regulation a little “Over The Top”?

The recent notification by the Government on bringing OTT platforms under the realm of the Information and Broadcasting Ministry seeks to have greater control over the internet content and what is broadcasted online. As per the notification, audio-visual programmes hosted by the online platforms and news and current affairs programmes posted online will come under

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