The Tech Trace

A technology policy newsletter by Aditi Agrawal

By Aditi Agrawal

Edition 27: 'Can't change platform architecture for one jurisdiction': Telegram in petition challenging India's blocking order

Telegram, in its court challenge against the Indian government's blocking order, has said that it cannot change its global technical architecture or…

Jun 18•Aditi Agrawal

Edition 26: Details of changes to draft online gaming rules under consideration

Online games from specific countries could require mandatory registration with the Online Gaming Authority as per latest discussions within MeitY.

Apr 15•Aditi Agrawal

Edition 25: 'No liability intended for intermediaries under Part III,' govt to industry

Intermediaries have been added to Part III of IT Rules only to enable MIB to contact lay users posting news content, IT ministry and MIB officials told…

Apr 8•Aditi Agrawal

Edition 24: Second legal challenge filed against MeitY's March 18 order blocking 12 X accounts

The owner of X account @Nher_who has challenged the Centre's Section 69A blocking order against his X account, citing violations of the blocking law and…

Apr 5•Aditi Agrawal

Edition 23: 'Do we need regulation for bot accounts?' MeitY asks industry

Citing social harm from bot-led amplification of misinformation, MeitY asked industry on March 12 how they dealt with bots, and if regulation is…

Mar 13•Aditi Agrawal

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Edition 18: IT Ministry wants to shorten data protection compliance timelines from 18 months

In a closed-door meeting on January 22, MeitY gave large technology companies time until February 4 to give feedback on immediate enactment of certain…

Jan 22•Aditi Agrawal

Edition 11: Thoughts on Centre's Online Gaming Bill

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Edition 17: Govt considering ethics code for social media users, online news: MIB in Supreme Court

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Edition 12: IT Secretary on the fine print of the Online Gaming Bill

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Edition 22: 'Comply with amendments or face legal consequences': IT secretary to industry

In a no holds barred meeting on February 25, the information technology secretary told intermediaries that no extension or exemption from compliance…

Feb 26•Aditi Agrawal

Edition 21: 'Put 3-hour takedown, deepfake amendments in abeyance': USISPF to MeitY

In the most strongly worded submission made thus far, the USISPF criticised the amendments to IT Rules for being unfeasible and called out the…

Feb 20•Aditi Agrawal

Edition 20: 'Hold consultations on amendments to content takedown timelines': Industry bodies to MeitY

IAMAI and BIF wrote to the Indian IT ministry on February 16, criticising the recent amendments to intermediary rules that reduced content takedown…

Feb 16•Aditi Agrawal

Edition 19: Platform enabling global access to pooled compute, datasets to be announced at India AI Summit

The platform, part of the charter of the working group on democratising AI resources, will serve as "a shared infrastructure and knowledge hub" for…

Feb 16•Aditi Agrawal