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India’s Supreme Court intervened on Thursday in the ongoing dispute over the government’s Fact-Check Unit (FCU) and temporarily halted its operation following concerns raised by various parties, according to Live Law. Notably, the Editors Guild of India, standing as one of the petitioners in the case, validated and appreciated the stay ordered by the apex [...]

The Indian government issued an advisory to all social media platforms operating within the country on Tuesday in response to escalating concerns around the detrimental impact of deepfakes. The primary objective of the advisory is to ensure strict adherence to the existing Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, and to [...]

This comment was written on Ngiyampaa Wangaibon Country. I pay my respects to the custodians that have cared for this Country for time immemorial. I acknowledge when First Nations Peoples thrive, all of Australia benefits. A recent Australian referendum that aimed to strengthen the presence of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples within the country’s [...]

India’s government on Friday invited feedback and comments on the Draft Broadcasting Services (Regulation) Bill, 2023, which was introduced on the same day to modernize the regulatory framework for broadcasting services, including Over-the-Top(OTT) content.  Releasing the draft bill, the Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur wrote: This pivotal legislation modernizes our broadcasting sector’s regulatory framework, [...]

Australia’s eSafety Commissioner launched legal action against Twitter on Thursday demanding information about the platform’s strategies to combat online hate. The move comes in response to a significant increase in complaints regarding online hate on Twitter, particularly following the acquisition of the company by Elon Musk in October 2022. The eSafety Commission is responsible for [...]

A UN human rights expert on Monday urged states to reexamine their unilateral coercive measures (UCMs) imposed on Sudan, which impact innocents instead of political elites. Idriss Jazairy, UN Special Rapporteur on human rights and international sanctions,...

The head of the Office of the Prosecutor at the International Criminal Court (ICC) , Fatou Bensouda, on Wednesday announced the office will open a second investigation into the situation in the...