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 The IT rules do not silence voices directly; they create conditions in which silence is safer. And when speech is placed under watch, democracy itself begins to fade from view

WhatsApp, which has over 500 million users in India, received another record 10,442 complaint reports in September in the country, and the records "actioned" were 85

Koo was the first Indian social media platform to publicly publish its compliance report following the new IT guidelines.

Replying to the worries of banning Twitter, Internet Freedom Foundation clarifies that reports on losing the “protective shield” of an “intermediary status” emerge from an incorrect reading of the law

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) said that Twitter's refusal to comply with the rules demonstrated the microblogging site's "lack of commitment and efforts towards providing a safe experience for the people of India on its platform".

The High Court issued notice to the Centre and Twitter, seeking their stand on the plea.

The new guidelines issued by the government of India mandated a grievance redressal system for over the top (OTT) and digital portals in the country.