Tag: MEITY

Over 130 opposition MPs urge MeitY Minister to scrap Section 44(3) of the DPDP Act 2023

Opposition MPs have sounded the alarm over the controversial amendment, warning that Section 44(3) of the DPDP Act strikes at the heart of transparency by altering a key safeguard in the RTI Act— amending the crucial exception in Section 8(1)(j), which affirms that ‘information which cannot be denied to Parliament or a State Legislature shall not be denied to any person’, they allege that the changes pushed through the DPDP Act drastically weaken the RTI, dealing a serious blow to the public's right to know

Is MeiTY looking to censor social media completely?

Through the latest amendment to the disputed IT Rules, the Ministry has taken upon itself the onus to deal with complaints related to any content posted on social media platforms

MEITY blocked over 9,000 accounts and websites in 2020

This was sudden increase from 3,603 websites and accounts blocked in 2019

CJP moves MEITY against Kapil Mishra’s communal social media posts

Known for being a serial offender, this controversial BJP leader is now recruiting his own Hindutva gang seeking his followers’ special interests- Fight love Jihad, Gauraksha, terms created by the right wing

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