Government pressure has prompted Meta to take greater caution over child sexual abuse material, with the IT Ministry asserting that unlawful CSAM does not qualify for safe-harbour protection. The Centre is also examining WhatsApp usernames, algorithmic bias, AI labelling and content moderation
Government sources said social media platforms, including Meta, must comply with Indian laws after a parliamentary panel sought an unconditional apology from Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg over the temporary removal of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Facebook post
The Centre has sought more details from X on action taken against obscene content generated via its Grok AI, saying the platform’s response was inadequate. The IT Ministry warned that failure to comply could lead to loss of safe harbour protection
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) on Monday said it has begun sharing non-personal, anonymised data from the Aadhaar Dashboard on the open government data platform called data.gov.in
Grok, powerful AI chatbot on Elon Musk's X, shocked netizens recently with its wild side when its response in Hindi came loaded with abuses and slang after provocation by users
After the Union IT Ministry notified the draft rules on data protection law, it sought feedback by February 18. So, here are the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) regarding the draft Digital Personal Data Protection Rules
The sources from the IT Ministry said companies will be given more time to apply for the licence, and sought to assure that consignment or shipments meantime in transit won't face any issues.
The Ministry said social media platforms are "obliged to follow the laws of India and the Constitution of India, just like all other businesses in India have to."
As part of the partnership, CSC Academy - part of Common Services Centre (CSC) scheme of India's flagship Digital India programme -- and IBM will foster the capability and development of learners with diverse backgrounds and educational needs.
