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Recently, the Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) undertook an exceptional step of suspending two offensive advertisements for a deodorant that were in serious breach...

The Delhi High Court and the Uttarakhand High Court, in three separate decisions concerning Meta, LinkedIn and YouTube, have examined the maintainability of writ petitions challenging the disabling, restriction or deletion of social-media accounts. The Courts reiterated that a private platform does not become amenable to writ jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution merely because it facilitates public communication and expression. The nature of the function performed and whether it involves the discharge of a public duty or State function remain relevant considerations.

The Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules 2021 were released by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology in February 2021.

Media, being considered as the fourth pillar of democracy is one of the most important weapons being used especially during elections.

The Ministry of Information & Broadcasting (MIB) issued a public notice on 26 May 2021 (Public Notice) clarifying that digital news publishers fall under the ambit of the Intermediary Rules.

Social Networking platforms are an extremely popular and useful communications tool in the digital age.

With a significant surge in Indian travel trends, the travel industry growth is experiencing an unprecedented boom. A new breed of Indian travelers has emerged, driven by a momentum from India's Tier II and III cities.

The laws governing intermediaries in India have been changing constantly to adapt to the dynamic nature of the internet.

The pandemic caused due to COVID-19 has resulted in the exponential development of online entertainment.

The most popular video-sharing app TikTok, is presently trending in India for an altogether different reason.

The Delhi High Court has recently granted an interim injunction to safeguard the intellectual property rights associated with the iconic film Andaz Apna Apna.

Recently, Dabur India Ltd. (inter-alia Plaintiff), a well-known FMCG Company, which sells packaged fruit juices under the brand ‘REAL', being aggrieved with a YouTube video uploaded by a famous YouTuber Dhruv Rathee...

Milton Friedman said, "One of the great mistakes is to judge policies and programs by their intentions rather than their results".

Imagine coming across an online video featuring a well-known leader from the financial world—the Managing Director and CEO of the National Stock Exchange of India (NSE).

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has issued an advisory (hereinafter referred to as the Advisory) "Due diligence by the intermediaries under the Information Technology Act...

Social media is defined as a form of electronic communication (such as websites for social networking and microblogging) through which users create online communities to share information...

Instagram's 2026 policy shift introduces mandatory AI-generated profile labels and penalties for non-disclosure, creating new compliance challenges at the intersection of platform governance and India's statutory framework for synthetically generated information. How do these overlapping regimes affect brands, influencers, and content creators operating in India's digital ecosystem?