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Government To Make Tech Giants Pay For Content Displayed On Their Platforms

Government may soon make digital behemoths pay for information published on their platforms. If implemented, would require tech giants like Google, Meta, Twitter, and Amazon to pay Indian newspapers and digital news publishers a share of the revenue generated by using their original content. The necessity for regulation derives from fact that, while digital companies make income from news material produced by media outlets, they do not… read-more

Sat, 16 Jul 2022 - 07:57 PM / by Vidhi Jhunjhunwala

Tags: Law, Google, Facebook, revenue, IT Laws

Courtesy: India today

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Twitter-Govt Row: Vinay Prakash Chosen As India's Grievance Officer

Twitter has appointed Vinay Prakash as its Resident Grievance Officer under India's new IT regulations. The nomination comes in the event of massive friction between the government and Twitter that has lasted since March when the regulations came into effect. Twitter requested a time frame of eight weeks from Delhi HC to appoint a grievance officer erstwhile and acknowledged to draft its first compliance report public by July 11.

Sun, 11 Jul 2021 - 01:57 PM / by Ashutosh Kumar Mishra

Tags: Twitter, IT Laws, Modi Government , Vinay Prakash, Twitter India

Courtesy: NDTV