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    India plans new law to regulate VPN providers after 2022 rules failed: Report

    • 03.07.2026
    • Medianama

    The Indian government is preparing a new legal framework to regulate virtual private network (VPN) providers, which could require them to set up offices in India and appoint local compliance officers, The Indian Express reported.

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    MAI: theatrical exhibition’s domestic BO collections up 21% H1

    • 03.07.2026
    • Indian Broadcasting World

    The Multiplex Association of India (MAI) yesterday announced that the Indian theatrical exhibition sector registered a robust performance in the first half of the year by registering a 21 percent increase in the domestic box office collections compared to last year.

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    BARC data-dark period: When and how can ratings return?

    • 03.07.2026
    • BestMediaInfo

    With advertisers and agencies dependent on ratings for planning, pricing and performance claims, any prolonged blackout could further weaken linear broadcasting and accelerate its decline

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    MeitY widens username scrutiny to Telegram and Signal after WhatsApp pause

    • 03.07.2026
    • BestMediaInfo

    The ministry has sought details on safeguards against fraud, phishing and impersonation as messaging platforms move towards phone number-free discovery

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    Satcom-telcos truce on TRAI framework

    • 03.07.2026
    • Economic Times

    Satellite-based communication providers and telecom operators, often at loggerheads with each other, agreed on the telecom regulator's proposal to authorise communications satellite operators to act as infrastructure providers and partner with existing telecom operators to extend commercial communications services to subscribers.

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    Modi top influencer; cricket team leads brands’ rankings: Comscore

    • 03.07.2026
    • Indian Broadcasting World

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi emerged as the top-performing influencer across social media platforms in India during June 15-21, while the Indian Cricket Team retained the top spot among brands with more than 43.7 million total actions, according to Comscore’s weekly social media rankings. The rankings also showed Modi leading content engagement across Instagram, Facebook and X, highlighting his dominance across major social platforms.

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    European ISPs Want Rightsholders Held Accountable for Overblocking Damage

    • 01.07.2026
    • Torrent Freak

    For years, rightsholders have pushed for broader site blocking orders, with no direct liability if these result in overblocking. EuroISPA, which represents over 3,300 European internet service providers, is now asking the EU Commission to change that. The association points to a series of overblocking incidents in Italy, Spain, and elsewhere, where rightsholders were not held accountable.

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    Japan plans $6.1 billion sovereign AI model, 10 million robots by 2040

    • 01.07.2026
    • Storyboard18

    Japan plans to back a domestic AI model with up to $6.1 billion and expand AI-powered robots to 18 sectors by 2040 as part of efforts to strengthen physical AI and tackle workforce shortages.

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    Samay Raina’s India’s Got Latent returns with an 11-lawyer team. But can comedy be regulated in India?

    • 01.07.2026
    • Storyboard18

    As comedy reaches millions through OTT platforms and social media instead of small club audiences, legal review has become a commercial necessity.

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    Lowdown: New US bill packs child safety, messaging, AI chatbots & gaming into one act

    • 01.07.2026
    • Medianama

    Websites where more than one-third of the content is harmful sexual material for minors would have to introduce age verification measures to block underage users, while social media platforms, AI chatbot providers, and online gaming services would face a separate set of child safety obligations under the broader Kids Internet and Digital Safety (KIDS) Act, which the US House of Representatives passed on Monday.

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