The Election Commission of India has released special guidelines for “responsible and ethical use of social media platforms” during the Election period. These guidelines came as a response to a complaint filed regarding the spread of edited and AI-manipulated deep fake videos negatively portraying parties and politicians on social media. According to...

A multistakeholder working group for the United Nations’ Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) Safeguards Initiative has published its interim report recommending a framework for establishing guardrails to prevent human rights risks associated with improper design and implementation of DPI. Acknowledging the role of DPI in further better governance,...

Paid television in India is experiencing a decline, due to over-the-top (OTT) players and DD Free Dish creating a discriminatory situation, Airtel says in its submission to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India’s consultation on the National Broadcasting Policy. “Due to technological developments and convergence, the same content can now be delivered...

What’s the news: The cybercrime department of the Kolkata Police recently issued a notice to X user ‘Spitting Facts (Modi Ka Parivar) for sharing a meme video of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee that allegedly “can adversely affect the law-and-order situation.” Interestingly, before issuing a printed notice, the local police responded to the...

Direct to Home (DTH) television provider DEN Network argued that Cable TV platforms should also be allowed to show the content available on over-the-top (OTT) platforms to establish content parity, in its submission to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India’s (TRAI) consultation on the National Broadcasting Policy. OTT, in the context of this consultation,...

The rise in cryptocurrency’s popularity has led to a new form of cybercrime. The partial anonymity offered by cryptocurrency has lent itself to perpetrators of financial crimes such as money laundering. Law enforcement is often at a disadvantage when it comes to identifying cases of money laundering through cryptocurrency, as it is extremely challenging...