461 results found

This is not the only instance of Indian Olympic champions having encountered a buzz around their successes.

The criminalisation of Cyber Defamation in India.

The 2014 General Elections saw a new kind of election campaigning.

India is claimed to be the world's "largest open Internet society" and attracts many social media companies to do business in India.

Welcome, legal hitchhikers, to another voyage through the dynamic frontiers of the Media and Entertainment (M&E) space.

The Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019 was introduced in the Lower House of the Indian Parliament in December 2019.

With the undeniable dependency on the internet, social media has become one of the most used platforms for disseminating information from any corner of the world.

We often come across various stories and posts where we see a friend of ours or maybe our favorite Instagram or YouTube influencer posting a photo or video about some or the other brand/product and telling how happy they are by the use of a particular product.

On 22nd February 2021, the Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) released the draft guidelines for influencer advertising on digital media platforms.

The Central Government has notified the Information Technology Rules 2021, with effect from 25 February 2021, pursuant to Section 87 of the Information Technology Act, 2000.

In a significant ruling on comparative advertising and product disparagement, the Division Bench of the Calcutta High Court in Emami Limited v. Dabur India Limited dismissed Emami's appeal against Dabur's advertisement for its product "Cool King."

India is witnessing a growing debate on whether children should have unrestricted access to social media. Concerns relating to mental health, cyberbullying, addictive online behaviour and harmful content have prompted discussions on introducing age-based restrictions for minors.

Launched in September 2016 and owned by Mr. Mukesh Ambani, Jio has spread its wings from digital money to online retail.

On October 22, 2025, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology ("MeitY") issued the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Amendment Rules, 2025 ("2025 Amendment").

India's food safety regulator has issued a stark warning to celebrities and social media influencers: verify health and nutritional claims before promoting food products, or face potential legal consequences. As influencer advertising violations surge to over 21% of all advertising complaints, the question of accountability has moved from public backlash to formal regulatory scrutiny, with recent show-cause notices issued to major Bollywood stars.

Another important definition is "bait advertisement" which means an advertisement in which goods, product, or service is offered for sale at a low price to attract consumers.

February 10, 2026 marks a significant step by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology ("MeitY") towards regulating a specific output of Artificial Intelligence ("AI") tools, ...