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India’s Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) this week issued an advisory saying social media companies need to remove deepfakes from their platforms within 36 hours after they’re reported. “It is a legal obligation for online platforms to prevent the spread of misinformation by any user under the Information Technology (IT) rules, 2021. They are
India’s government has stepped away from its plan to require manufacturers of PCs, tablets, and servers to secure an import license. The plan was announced in early August without prior consultation. Apple and Samsung reportedly responded by halting shipments to India. US-based tech trade associations later chided India’s government for its lack of advance notice
Image source, R Praggnanandhaa Image caption, In 2018 Praggnanandhaa became the youngest International Master in the history of the game”I just want to hit the bed,” R Praggnanandhaa said early on Monday after defeating Magnus Carlsen, the highest-ranking chess player in the world, at the Airthings Masters, an online rapid tournament.The frail-looking 16-year-old boy from
THE UNION government has restricted imports of personal computers, laptops, palmtops, automatic data processing machines, microcomputer/ processors and large/ mainframe computers with immediate effect.The move seems to be aimed at promoting domestic manufacturing, and probably targeted at China since more than 75 per cent of India’s total $ 5.33 billion imports of laptops and personal
Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Mr Dorsey alleged the Indian government made repeated requests to censor content on TwitterBy Zoya MateenBBC News, DelhiFormer Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has alleged that the Indian government threatened to shut the platform and raid employees’ houses in the country.In an interview with a US-based YouTube channel, Mr Dorsey said
NEW DELHI, May 19 (Reuters) – India’s government plans to take action against Alphabet Inc’s Google (GOOGL.O) after an antitrust watchdog last year found the group to have abused its market position by indulging in anti-competitive practices, a top IT minister told Reuters.India’s antitrust body in October fined Google $275 million in two cases, which
India amended its IT law on Thursday to prohibit Facebook, Twitter and other social media firms from publishing, hosting or sharing false or misleading information about “any business” of the government and said the firms will be required to rely on New Delhi’s own fact-check unit to determine the authenticity of any claim in a
Photo: -/AFP (Getty Images)India has blocked close to two dozen YouTube channels for “for spreading disinformation related to India’s national security, foreign relations and public order,” the country’s Ministry of Information and Broadcasting announced on Tuesday. The 22 banned channels had racked up a combined 2.6 billion views between them. The targets are no longer visible…
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