Lack of Transparency in India Content Blocking Rules
“My whole point of view is that this opacity completely empowers people to censor speech without any restriction whatsoever and…
X launches standalone iOS messaging app XChat with encryption
X Corp has launched XChat, a standalone iOS messaging app. This expansion into private communications, including a rollout in markets…
India’s Content Takedown System: What Went Wrong
“Precisely because there is a misuse potential, because it’s being used by so many people, we always had been emphasising…
Mythos causes CERT-In, telcos & banks to assess cyber risks
Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea are reviewing the security practices of their network software vendors after Claude Mythos Preview, an…
RBI cancels paytm payments bank’s banking licence
— Copy of the press release The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has cancelled the banking licence of Paytm Payments…
Meta now instantly blocks content in India
India has been added to a small group of countries where Meta automatically blocks flagged content on its platforms, allowing…
Govt asks ZEE5 to halt ‘Lawrence of Punjab’ release
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) has asked OTT platform ZEE5 not to release the web series ‘Lawrence of…
Online Gaming Rules notified, to be in effect from May 1, what are the major changes?
Download the Online Gaming Rules gazette notification here. Access the draft rules here. Access the Online Gaming Act, 2025 here….
RBI mandates additional factor authentication for e-mandates
This comes under the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) Digital Payments – E-mandate Framework, 2026, issued on April 21, 2026,…
How content creators experience a ‘no notice’ censorship in India
“The idea is not to shut down a channel. The idea is to kill the idea to question,” said Neeraj…