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    MIB warns OTT platforms: Avoid content that hurts India’s image or foreign relations

    • 28.10.2025
    • Storyboard18

    The Ministry of Information & Broadcasting has reiterated its advisory to online streaming platforms to exercise “due caution” in depicting India’s sovereignty, security, and global relations.

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    MIB reiterates advisory to OTT platforms: calls for caution in portrayal of gangsters, criminals

    • 28.10.2025
    • Storyboard18

    Bollywood has long drawn inspiration from the world of crime—from classics like Don (1978) and Satya (1998) to newer blockbusters like Gangs of Wasseypur (2012) and Animal (2023).

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    ₹12,000 cr on mute: OpenAI’s Generative music push expose gaps in India’s Copyright Law

    • 28.10.2025
    • Storyboard18

    Unlicensed music usage in India is already estimated at ₹10,000 crore annually. Original soundtracks produced by ChatGPT or Sora will require transparent licensing frameworks, according to an expert.

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    OTT players urge MIB for sandbox rollout of accessibility norms, cite UN’s voluntary approach

    • 28.10.2025
    • Storyboard18

    Several platforms also pointed out that the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD)—which India is a signatory to—follows a facilitative rather than binding approach.

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    Bite-sized drama is eating the internet: Ampere Analysis

    • 28.10.2025
    • IndianTelevision

    More than one in ten viewers now watch episodes lasting ten minutes or less on social media

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    Explained: Inside China’s Deep Synthesis Law and How It Differs From India’s Proposed Deepfake Rules

    • 28.10.2025
    • Medianama

    According to the new draft amendment to the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 (IT Rules, 2021), AI-generated content, including deepfake material, on social media and the internet will be regulated by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY).

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    Meta, TikTok And Snapchat Agree To Comply With Australia’s Social Media Ban, But Doubt Efficacy

    • 28.10.2025
    • Medianama

    Social media giants Meta, TikTok, and Snapchat said on October 28 that they will comply with Australia’s upcoming ban on social media users under the age of 16, according to a Reuters report.

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    Policy Brief: Unpacking the Draft IT (Amendment) Rules on Synthetic Information, 2025

    • 28.10.2025
    • Medianama

    On October 22, 2025, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) released the Draft Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Amendment Rules, 2025 (“Draft Rules”).

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    72 Nations Sign UN’s First Cybercrime Treaty; India Abstains Amid Privacy Concerns

    • 28.10.2025
    • Medianama

    A total of 72 countries have signed the world’s first global treaty to combat cybercrime, formally known as the United Nations Convention against Cybercrime.

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    Australian Government Says No to Free AI Training on Copyrighted Content

    • 28.10.2025
    • Medianama

    The Australian Government has decided against allowing tech companies to mine copyrighted content to train artificial intelligence (AI) models, according to a report by The Guardian.

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