Centre’s IT rules amendment unconstitutional, Bombay HC strikes down fact checking unit

The legal dispute highlights ongoing tensions between the socially conscious ice cream brand and the consumer goods giant.

Justice AS Chandurkar said the Information Technology Amendment Rules, 2023, which empowers the Centre to set up fact-check units (FCUs) for identifying fake news online, violates Articles 14 and 19 of the Constitution.

‘Meta, YouTube and TikTok engaged in vast surveillance’, says FTC

Most of the companies collected users' age, gender, and the language they spoke. Many platforms also obtained information on education, income, and marital status.

The report states that the sites, which mostly offer free services, profited from the data by using it for advertising that targets specific users based on demographics.

AVGC sector applauds govt nod for NCoE, projects $26 billion growth by 2030

The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) and the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), representing industry bodies, will collaborate with the government in setting up the proposed Institute of Immersive Creators (IIIC).

This initiative aims to position India as a content hub, providing state-of-the-art content to enhance India’s global soft power and draw foreign investments into the media and entertainment sector.

EXCLUSIVE: Now ONDC to boost Real Money Gaming industry

The government hopes to increase e-commerce penetration in the country to 25 percent with ONDC

The unicorns that have signed Letter of Intent (LoI) to partner with ONDC include likes of Zerodha, EaseMyTrip, Pristyn Care, Cars24, Physics Wallah, PolicyBazaar, OfBusiness, Livspace and GlobalBees.