The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is considering writing rules to fight data privacy abuses, poor online security and the use of algorithms that may lead to discrimination, the agency's chair said in a letter released on Friday.
India's antitrust agency suspended Amazon.com's (AMZN.O) 2019 deal with Future Group on Friday, potentially denting the U.S. e-commerce giant's attempts to block the sale of Future's retail assets to an Indian market leader.
Content creators are moving up the value chain. Besides promoting brands for money and making angel investments in promising startups, influencers are now launching their own products.
India aims to overhaul its telecommunications sector, an industry key to the success of Prime Minister Modi's digital ambitions but one that is throttled by century-old policies and years of bitter litigation
The Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) has directed the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) not to take coercive steps against broadcasters for not furnishing information related to the mode of retransmission of linear channels on over the top (OTT) platforms.
Spotify has acquired Whooshkaa, an Australian podcasting platform that allows radio broadcasters to turn their shows into monetizable podcasts.
The Audiovisual Anti-Piracy Alliance has announced the winner of its annual "Anti-Piracy Award." The honors go to a team at the European Observatory on Infringements of Intellectual Property Rights, which is part of the EU Intellectual Property Office. Among other things, the EU team has helped to prioritize the online piracy problem throughout Europe.
In the summer of 2020, musician Maria Schneider filed a class action lawsuit against YouTube demanding access to takedown tools and claiming that the service fails to terminate repeat copyright infringers. Almost 18 months later, YouTube wants the lawsuit dismissed, alleging that the plaintiffs are "hiding the ball" and "flouting the law".
Information and Broadcasting (I&B) minister Anurag Thakur has said that the ministry has taken action in 142 cases of Programme Code violation since 2018. He further stated that the government takes action for violation of Programme Code by way of advisories, warnings, apology scrolls and off-air orders.
Public broadcaster Prasar Bharati is inviting applications for allotment of vacant MPEG-2 slots of DD Free Dish for the period from 01.01.2022 to 31.03.2022 through the 56th online e-auction process which is likely to be held on 24th December.