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First Draft of Broadcasting Bill released
Government Issues Advisory to Social Media Intermediaries on Misinformation and Deepfakes
TRAI releases Pre-Consultation paper on National Broadcasting Policy
Digital Personal Data Protection Bill 2023 receives assent from the President
MeitY notifies Fact Check Unit (FCU) and Online Gaming rules
The Indian government has amended the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, to address online gaming and misinformation about government business
Lok Sabha releases report on “Anti-Competitive Practices by Big Companies”
GoI releases Digital Data Protection Bill 2022
The Government of India has released the draft for the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill (DPDP) 2022.
MeitY notifies IT Amendment Rules, 2022
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has notified amendments to the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021). The 2022 Amendments have heightened the compliance requirements for intermediaries, potentially increasing the risk to their safe harbour protections.