On April 18, 2022, the Delhi High Court held that Domain Name Registrars are intermediaries under sec. 2(1)(w) of India’s 2000 Information Technology Act. Justice C. Hari Shankar rejected the injunction filed by Snapdeal which challenged Domain Name Registrars for using its trademark in domain names...
Rather than just addressing particular political pain points of fake news or cybercrime, the government should look to bolster the security of India's digital economy overall. From The Wire.
According to news reports, the repeal bill was voted down because opposition senators felt that the law addressed a pressing need and should be reformed rather than repealed, with one senator stating, “fake news is a threat to our political landscape”. From Article 19.
China’s Sina Weibo will remove gay and violent content, including pictures, cartoons and text posts, during a three-month clean-up campaign, the microblogging platform said.
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On April 13, 2018, the Japanese government decided on an emergency measure to restrict access to websites providing copyright-infringing access to anime and manga, asking for help from internet service providers (ISPs) "on a voluntary basis."
Read more at I&J Retrospect.
On March 31, 2018, a ban on non-state sanctioned virtual private networks (VPNs) entered into force in China.
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On March 28, 2018, an amendment to Turkey's radio and television legislation entered into force, enabling the Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTUK) to monitor radio, television and on-demand broadcast content on the Internet, and to address complaints to a magistrate judge to block access to...
On March 26, 2018, the government of Malaysia proposed a new law that would criminalize the spreading of misinformation ahead of the country’s elections in August 2018, understood as "any new, information, data and reports, which is or are wholly or partly false."
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Istanbul’s taxi drivers have taken Uber to court, accusing the U.S.-based ride-hailing app of endangering their livelihoods in a case that could crimp its business in Europe’s largest city.
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Singapore intends to treat fake news with the same comprehensive approach as it does illicit drugs while allowing space for a “robust” discourse, according to a cabinet minister involved in discussions on new regulations.
Read more at Bloomberg.
Sri Lanka is likely to lift a ban on social media networks this week, a government minister said on Tuesday, almost a week after blocking access to prevent the spread of communal violence.
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