Publications
Online Gender Based Violence
Download the OGBV Guide Online Gender Based Violence (OGBV) refers to the disproportionate harms…
Software Patents in India: Law and Practice
In India, the legislature had the foresight to exclude business methods, computer programme per se,…
Finding 404: A Report on Website Blocking in India
With the advancement of access to internet and the consequent manifold increase in using internet…
TRAI Submissions
SFLC.in’s Comments on the Regulation Mechanism for Over-The-Top (OTT) Communication Services, and Selective Banning of OTT Services
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India released a consultation paper on the Regulation Mechanism…
Summary of the TRAI Consultation Paper on Regulatory Mechanism for Over-The-Top (OTT) Communication Services, and Selective Banning of OTT Services
Introduction The consultation paper establishes the fact that the market of OTT services has expanded…
SFLC.in Convergence
SFLC.in hosted ‘SFLC.in Convergence’ at the India International Center, New Delhi which consisted of panel…
FAQs
Jan 08, 2019
The Central Government notified the Information Technology (Intermediaries Guidelines) Rules, 2011 in April, 2011. A draft amendment of these Rules has been issued by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), ostensibly for dealing with the fake news and misinformation problem. However, the Rules could result in weakening the security and privacy of apps and websites and erode the safe harbour protection available to intermediaries.
Jul 08, 2011
The Central Government notified the Information Technology (Intermediaries Guidelines) Rules, 2011 in April, 2011. The rules which seek to control the intermediaries end up controlling the actions of users. As these rules attempt to cover a wide range of activities through a duplicate, complicated structure, neither the industry nor the end users are able to understand the boundaries of their rights and duties. This FAQ aims at making these rules easy to understand and at sensitising the beneficiaries to the problems that the rules raise.