The unspoken cost of advancing Physical AI
On 22nd May 2026, a media report disclosed that Pronto, a platform designed to connect trained household service professionals with those in need of help…
SFLC.in’s Statement on Temporary Ban of Telegram
On 16th June 2026, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) issued a direction to temporarily restrict access to popular messaging platform Telegram. The…
Say No to Software Patents – II: The Judgements that Shaped “Technical Effect”
In Part I of the series, we described how the various judicial pronouncements relied on in the 2025 CRI Guidelines offered cause for concern for…
Inherent Flaws in the Procedure for Content Blocking
The recent hearing in the Cockroach Janta Party’s X account blocking case re-highlighted the inherent flaws in procedure and safeguards for blocking of information under…
SFLC.in’s Representation on Security Vulnerabilities in CBSE’s OSM Portal
On February 9th, 2026, the Central Board of Secondary Education (“CBSE”) notified the deployment of an On-Screen Marking (“OSM”) digital evaluation system for Class 12…
Statement on Age Gating
Since late 2024, the number of governments considering restricting access to social media for children under 16 years of age has gradually increased. As of…
SFLC.in Writes to Social Media Platforms For Greater Transparency in Content Takedown Orders Issued Under Section 79(3)(b) of the Information Technology Act, 2000
SFLC.in has written to major social media platforms, including Meta, X, and Google, seeking greater transparency regarding content takedown and account restriction orders issued under…
Generative AI in India – Litigation over Legislation?
Artificial Intelligence is a technology modeled around the human brain to perform functions that humans typically do using intelligence,such as learning, reasoning, problem-solving, perception, and…
DPI: India’s pipe dream for digital inclusion & sovereignty
In late December 2025, the Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India (“OPSA”) released a white paper titled “Democratizing Access to…
An analysis of the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Amendment Rules, 2025
Introduction The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) notified the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Amendment Rules, 2025 to amend…
Beginning of the End?
In March 2026, Instagram updated its Help Center with a message – “End-to-end encrypted (“E2EE”) messaging on Instagram will no longer be supported after May…
SFLC.in’s Comments on the Draft IT Second Amendment Rules, 2026
On 30th March, 2026, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (“MeitY”) released the IT Rules (Second Draft Amendments), 2026 (“Draft Amendments”), which amend the…