Critics worry the rules would be a compliance challenge for tech platforms and could expand censorship.

India's ​government said on ‌Tuesday social media ‌companies would have to take down unlawful content three ⁠hours ‌after ...

By Aditya Kalra and Munsif Vengattil NEW DELHI, Feb 10 (Reuters) - India's government said social media companies would have ...

The comments come after Australia in December became the first to ban users under the age of 16 from accessing major social media platforms.

India’s top official for electronics and information technology has announced he is considering age restrictions for social media users in the country. Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said during a news ...

The tighter timeline marks the latest escalation in India's efforts to control online speech, which has drawn criticism from ...

The new mandate is one of several changes to India’s 2021 IT rules announced on Tuesday, TechCrunch reports. The updates also include requirements for “synthetic audio and visual content” to be ...

Biden-era US official Lindsey Ford has praised India’s swift crackdown on Chinese telecom gear and social media platforms, ...

India’s top official for electronics and information technology announced Tuesday that he is discussing potential restrictions with social media companies.

India has tightened rules governing the use of artificial intelligence on social media to combat a flood of disinformation, but also prompting warnings of censorship and an erosion of digital freedoms ...

India’s new rules take effect February 20, tightening deepfake oversight and shrinking takedown windows to as little as two hours.