Statement on MeitY’s Notice Seeking Clarifications on the Username Feature
Media reports indicate that the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has now issued notices (“Notices”) to Telegram and Signal seeking explanations regarding…
SFLC.in joins global launch of Stop Killing the Internet
SFLC.in stands in solidarity with Stop Killing the Internet, a new global movement for a better internet: open, private, free, accessible, democratic and shaped by…
SFLC.in Statement on MeitY’s Notice to WhatsApp to Halt Rollout of Username Feature
Statement on MeitY’s Notice to WhatsApp to Halt Rollout of Username Feature On 29th June 2026, WhatsApp announced a phased rollout of a feature…
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…