Consumers’ Right to Data Protection, Privacy and Safe Internet Can Never Be Compromised, MoS IT Says

Consumers’ Right to Data Protection, Privacy and Safe Internet Can Never Be Compromised, MoS IT Says

ByNews Polite

The government will ensure that consumers always have their platforms accountable to them in the digital space, and the rights of Indian consumers to have safe Internet will not be allowed to be compromised or diluted, Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar said on Friday. The Minister of State for Electronics and…

Government Could Bring Digital India Act to Stop Online Criminal Activities: Minister Rajeev Chandrashekhar

Government Could Bring Digital India Act to Stop Online Criminal Activities: Minister Rajeev Chandrashekhar

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The government is working on a Digital India Act to incorporate new rules for stopping internet-aided circulation of illegal, criminal and child sexual abuse material, Union Minister Rajeev Chandrashekhar said on Friday. Addressing a conference on ‘Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM)’, hosted by the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) at…

Facebook, Google, YouTube Should Be Made to Share Ad Revenue With Media Companies, Rajya Sabha MP Says

Facebook, Google, YouTube Should Be Made to Share Ad Revenue With Media Companies, Rajya Sabha MP Says

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BJP Rajya Sabha member Sushil Kumar Modi on Friday suggested that big techs like Facebook, Google and YouTube, should be made to share advertising revenue, they earn from posting news reports, with media companies who are the original content creators. Raising the matter during the Zero Hour in the House,…