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    India aims to overhaul its telecommunications sector, an industry key to the success of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s digital ambitions but one that’s throttled by century-old policies and years of bitter litigation.

    • 17.12.2021
    • LiveMint

    India aims to overhaul its telecommunications sector, an industry key to the success of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s digital ambitions but one that’s throttled by century-old policies and years of bitter litigation.

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    JPC report on data protection bill set to be tabled today

    • 16.12.2021
    • Hindustan Times

    The joint parliamentary committee (JPC) reviewing the country’s first proposed data protection law will table its report on the framework on Thursday, parliamentarians familiar with the matter said. “The report will be tabled tomorrow (Thursday),” an MP, who is part of the 30-member panel set up in 2019, said on condition of anonymity.

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    30-fold increase in DDoS cyber attacks in India in festive season

    • 16.12.2021
    • Telecom.com/EconomicTimes

    Cyber-security analysts at Tata Communications found that while the attacks started with a few targeted broadband providers in early October, the pattern evolved and by the end of the month, attacks targeted multiple broadband providers simultaneously.

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    Govt will ensure Internet remains open, trusted, not dominated by big corporates

    • 16.12.2021
    • Telecom.com/EconomicTimes

    Chandrasekhar said the government wants to make sure that intermediaries and the big platforms such as Meta (formerly Facebook) and others develop a culture of mutual respect and accountability between the platforms and its users.

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    EU Parliament backs tough new rules to rein in U.S. tech giants

    • 16.12.2021
    • Telecom.com/EconomicTimes

    The Digital Markets Act (DMA), unveiled by EU antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager last December, sets out a list of dos and don'ts for U.S. tech giants designated as online gatekeepers with fines upto 10% of global turnover for violations, a global first...

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    “The Witcher” Season 2 Premiere Leaks Early on Pirate Sites

    • 16.12.2021
    • TorrentFreak

    Fans of the popular fantasy TV series "The Witcher" had to wait nearly two years for the second season to arrive on Netflix. The official premiere is scheduled for this Friday but, due to an early leak, online pirates already have access to it.

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    Indian Streaming Platform ZEE5 Global Strikes Multi-Show Deal With Applause Entertainment

    • 16.12.2021
    • Deadline

    Indian Streaming Platform ZEE5 Global Strikes Multi-Show Deal With Applause Entertainment

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    Warner Bros. Has No Plans to Shift 2022 Theatrical Release Strategy, CEO Says

    • 16.12.2021
    • Hollywood Reporter

    Warner Bros. has no plans at the moment to change its 2022 theatrical release strategy, despite the delta and omicron variants of COVID-19 continuing to impact the movie business.

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    Reddit Bans ‘No Way Home Leaks’ For Excessive Copyright Complaints

    • 16.12.2021
    • TorrentFreak

    Reddit's patience with a subreddit dedicated to leaks and spoilers relating to the expected blockbuster Spider-Man: No Way Home has been stretched to breaking point. A few minutes ago /r/nowayhomeleaks was banned from the platform for excessive copyright complaints, with reports suggesting that a link to the entire movie was posted to the forum.

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    Linear channels on OTT: The latest flashpoint between TRAI & broadcasters

    • 16.12.2021
    • exchange4media

    After New Tariff Order (NTO) 2.0, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India's (TRAI) decision to ask broadcasters to provide details of how linear content is being delivered to over the top (OTT) platforms has become the latest flashpoint between the two sides.

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