As MediaNama is gearing up for our hybrid event on IT Rules and the future of online speech in India, we have compiled a comprehensive reading list to help you get up to speed with the topics we intend to discuss. If you haven’t registered for the event yet, please register using the links below.
- Date: Thursday, 23 April 2026
- Time: 12:30 PM to 5 PM
- Format: Hybrid Event – In-Person and Virtual (Via Zoom)Â
- Venue: Gulmohar Hall, India Habitat Centre, Delhi
Register here (for in-person attendance) | Zoom link (for virtual participation)
Note: The Zoom link is intended for outstation participants only. If you are based in Delhi, please register for in-person attendance.
You can refer to our full agenda here.Â
Understanding the recent amendments to IT rules:Â
- MeitY’s recent amendments to the IT Rules [PDF]Â
- Our breakdown of the draft IT Rules: What changes for intermediaries, users, takedowns, and news content.
[Read] - Closed-room consultations with no outcomes: MeitY Draft IT Rules meeting leaves key questions from platforms, civil society unresolved [Read]
- Pushback from press bodies: Six journalist bodies demand unconditional withdrawal of draft amendments. [Read]
- How did people react: Compilation of citizen reactions on social media, op-eds, statements by civil society bodies, submissions, and more. [Read]
Legal Analysis & Submissions:Â
- Digital rule, colonial echo – India’s IT Rules 2021 amendments by Rudraksh Lakra. [Read]
- Digital structural authoritarianism – India’s IT Rules 2021 Draft Amendment by [Read]
- Internet Freedom Foundation’s (IFF) submissions to MeitY. [Read]
- Advocate Punit Juneja posted his submissions to MeitY’s IT draft rules on X. [Read]
Tracking online censorship:Â
- MediaNama’s censorship tracker in March 2026 found over 40 instances of censorship. [Read]
- Censorship tracker for Meta platforms in March. [Read]
- Press Club of India (PCI) statement on recent social media takedowns. [Read]
- Multiple X posts were withheld in March 2026 after Section 69A blocking orders. [Read]
- Several X accounts were withheld in India following legal notices. [Read]
- Punjabi independent journalists allege a censorship framework by the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) using takedowns, copyright strikes, and physical coercion. [Read]
Understanding censorship infrastructure:
- The Rise of infrastructure for digital censorship [Read]
- The Building of a Censorship Infrastructure [Read]
- New digital rules risk diluting Supreme Court safeguards [Read]
- Recent amendment of the IT rules reduces the content takedown timeline to 3 hours. [Read]Â
- Govt may cut content takedown timeline for social media from 2-3 hrs to 1 hr: report [Read]
- MIB Proposes AI Tool for Real-Time News Analysis to Counter Misinformation [Read]
- Fact-Checking or Control? Maharashtra’s New Media Monitoring Plan Explained [Read]
- Days after Hate Speech Bill, Hyderabad…
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