Apar GuptaThe 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.
As Elon Musk takes over Twitter, a note of caution
His stated vision for the platform includes advancing free speech, reducing political tribalism. But it will require patience for nuance and experienced staff to apply the principles of free expression which, in many instances, are complex determinations.
New telecom law must provide for basic rights
Any absence of constitutional values may further corporate profits and increase tele-connectivity, but hinder equitable access. Will citizens be safeguarded against censorship and surveillance?
Slowing justice, the committee way
The Pegasus case frames CJI Ramana’s legacy: Great expectations only to be met with greater disappointment.
The issues with maximum data and minimum privacy
Anniversaries, when meaningful, are not mechanical celebrations played out each year, but prompt deeper reflection. This month marks not only 75 years of Independence but also five years of the right to privacy judgment. On August 24, 2017, the Supreme Court reaffirmed privacy to be a fundamental right, linking it to each fundamental right under the Constitution. It prescribed tests that became legal qualifiers for ensuring an effective framework for state and corporate accountability to ensure the autonomy, liberty and dignity for all Indians.