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Google, FB, WhatsApp share details with IT Ministry; Twitter yet to follow
On Thursday, the row over Twitter's handling of certain messages had escalated into an all-out war of words
3,635 URLs blocked by Indian government in 2019, Parliament told
The number of websites blocked is up from 2,799 in 2018, IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said in response to a question in the Rajya Sabha
IT Ministry gets over 400 responses on draft personal data protection bill
Some suggestions were around the costs surrounding mandatory localisation or storage of data, that the bill proposes.
India asks Facebook for update on hacking impact
Facebook officials have said they were analysing the issue and will revert in two days.
IT Ministry mulls third notice to WhatsApp; may insist on message traceability
WhatsApp has turned down the Indian government's demand to provide it with a solution to track origin of messages.
India keen to be data analysis hub but will not tolerate data misuse: Prasad
Cambridge Analytica was accused of harvesting personal information of millions of Facebook users.
User privacy a priority: WhatsApp rejects India's demand for message traceability
Emphasising people use platform for all kinds of 'sensitive conversations', WhatsApp said focus is on educating them about misinformation.
Direction to block over 11,000 websites issued since Jan 2016: Sinha
Internet service providers implement blocking or filtering of websites.
WhatsApp building a local team, including India head to check fake news
WhatsApp to bring more effective solutions to the table, to ensure greater "accountability and facilitate enforcement of the law.
Prioritise fake news issue over payments service: IT Ministry to WhatsApp
India is the largest market for WhatsApp with the country accounting for over 200 million user base.