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Posted on April 13, 2021 Authored by Vallari Dronamraju* Image Source: Hudson Institute Social media Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code), Rules, 2021 (“Rules”) enacted on February 25, 2021, have had a significant impact on entities broadly classified as ‘intermediaries’ Intermediary liability stems from S. 79 of the Information Technology Act (“Act”), that exempts intermediaries An intermediary, thus, must not knowingly host information that is contrary to the said Rules and adhere

the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules 2021 (“IT Rules , 2021”) were notified by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (“MeitY”). Technology (Intermediary Guidelines) Rules, 2011 (“IT Rules, 2011”). As per Rule 2(w) of the IT Rules, 2021, a social media intermediary enables online interaction between Significant Social Media Intermediary Rule 2(v) of the IT Rules, 2021 define a significant social media

(3) of Rule 9 of the recently issued Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 (“Rules”) vide its order dated 14 August 2021.[1] In accordance with this, Ethics and Procedure and Safeguards in Relation to Digital Media” (“Code of Ethics”), under Part III. Unconstitutionality of Rule 9 Part III of the 2021 Rules provides that the Code of Ethics shall apply Further, Rule 14 states that the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (“Meity”) must constitute

Introduction In the previous blog of the series ‘Examining the Intermediary and Digital Media Rules 2021’, the author analysed the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules 2021 (“IT Rules of 2021”) with a specific focus on the regulation of intermediaries including The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (“MeitY”) even claimed that the regulation of , online streaming services and digital news media.

Posted on July 23, 2021 Authored by Melita Tessy* Image Source: Social Media Week Introduction In recent for Influencer Advertising in Digital Media, 2021’ (“Guidelines”) in February 2021 for monitoring and Unlike many media houses and advertisers, many social media influencers and social media intermediaries Additionally, under Rule 3(1)(b)(vi) of the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, where significant social media intermediaries are ‘promoting’ certain

Posted on August 27, 2021 Authored by Tanya Sampath Sharma* Image Source: The Rio Times On June 21, 2021 intermediary’ in the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines sand Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules 2021 (“IT Rules 2021”). Furnishing relevant data: Similar to the IT Rules 2021, E-Commerce entities are also required to furnish She harbors a strong interest towards technology, media and intellectual property laws and, when not

Posted on February 18, 2021 Authored by Melita Tessy* Image Source: LA Times Introduction On 28 January 2021, the Council of Europe published the Guidelines for Facial Recognition (“Guidelines”) in consultation On 28 January 2021, a document developed by the Convention’s Consultative Committee containing the Guidelines According to these Guidelines, facial recognition refers to the automatic processing of digital images It is interesting to note that, according to the Guidelines, consent should not, as a rule, be the legal

Posted on November 8, 2021 Authored by Ritika Acharya* Image Source: Banking Exchange Digital lending Lenders were accused of using a variety of coercive tactics like ridiculing defaulters on social media ,' (“Code”) is applicable. However, the Circular does not have any guideline to cap the interest rate, regulate or control Digital *Ritika Acharya is a Researcher at IntellecTech Law who takes a keen interest in technology law.

YouTube In YouTube’s Terms of Services, UGC related guidelines can be traced to their ‘Your Content and YouTube’s policy describes this tool as a “digital fingerprinting system that allows rights holders to accordance with Section 2 (1) of the Information Technology Act, 2000. Additionally, it has been noted that an online platform goes beyond the role of an intermediary when provider goes beyond the role of an intermediary where it intervenes actively in the ‘communication

Posted on August 2, 2021 Authored by Ritika Acharya* Image Source: Afternoon Voice Introduction In June 2021, numerous reports emerged about a spyware called ‘Pegasus’ being used by the Indian government Technology Act, 2000, (“IT Act”). A Summary of the Schrems Ruling In the Schrems Ruling, the CJEU took a detailed look at the ‘Privacy How Might Pegasus Violate the Schrems Ruling?

Posted on September 14, 2021 Authored by Milind Yadav* Image Source: ISS Africa An automated facial recognition is based on complex algorithms that capture intricate datasets of a human face and convert them into codes That said, with the advent of any new technology come new risks, often in the form of cyber-crimes. [Also see here our article analysing European Union's guidelines on facial recognition technology] In 10 SCC 1 [3] Section 65B (1) of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 identifies “electronic record” as any information

There is an increasing shift towards digital elections. The Moscow City Election Commission and Moscow Department of Information Technology (DIT) launched a successful experiment, Russia has decided to roll out blockchain based voting on a national level for the 2021 Conclusion It is inevitable for the world to move towards digital elections. Tim Alper, Russian Government Set to Enable Blockchain Voting for 2021 Elections, Cryptonews, July 8,