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Creating email ID in someone else’s name not identity theft: Allahabad High Court stays FIR
September 07, 2026 11:46 am
The court held that creating an email ID in another person’s name does not amount to using their electronic signature, password or unique identification feature, as the law does not prohibit such creation.
Meta, Mark Zuckerberg’s apology isn’t enough. Big Tech can’t be blind to the harm it causes
August 06, 2026 4:48 pm
India has shown its hand, and other governments are watching. The message to Meta and its peers is simple. The era of moving fast, breaking things and saying sorry later is closing
Disgruntled Pune mental hospital employee tampers with records, ‘terminates’ 9 colleagues
May 25, 2026 2:39 pm
The office superintendent of Regional Mental Hospital, Yerwada, said she and eight others were shown dead and did not receive salaries for three months.
'Must view young adults in consensual relations differently': Delhi High Court grants teen anticipatory bail in POCSO case
May 21, 2026 10:55 am
It was alleged that the applicant had sent objectionable photographs and videos to the girl on WhatsApp.
Karnataka High Court’s warning: Storage of child pornography, even without sharing, an offence under POCSO, IT Acts
March 09, 2026 10:29 am
Karnataka High Court holds that storage of child pornography on devices constitutes an offence under the POCSO Act and the IT Act.
Bengaluru woman accuses daughter of sharing family members' private photos with boyfriend
February 09, 2026 7:45 pm
The Bengaluru woman complained to the police as her daughter left home stating that she would marry her boyfriend.
High Court seeks response from L-G, Centre in plea authorising Delhi Police to block online content
May 30, 2025 11:06 am
The Ministry of Home Affairs had earlier told the Delhi High Court that it is in the process of integrating the Application Programming Interface with around 1,100 entities, including internet service providers, social media intermediaries and telecom network providers on its Sahyog portal.
Bombay HC red line on fake news vs free speech: Judicial review, not Government stamp
September 21, 2024 3:33 pm
The ruling reinforces that independent judicial review and not the Government’s own stamp of disapproval is crucial to determining free speech from fake news. If left solely to the Government, it could blur the lines between propaganda and criticism of it.
Bombay HC strikes down Centre’s Fact Check Unit: Unconstitutional
September 21, 2024 1:20 am
7 months after division bench deadlock, third judge delivers deciding opinion, says terms like 'fake' and 'misleading' are 'vague'
Facing criticism, Govt withdraws new draft of broadcast Bill
August 13, 2024 11:49 am
There was pushback from independent content creators publicly, and big tech companies privately, over fears of government overreach.
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