On the occasion of 75 years of the Constitution, the Ministry of Culture has launched the

Hamara Samvidhan, Hamara Swabhiman

Know your Constitution. Ask questions about the Constitution of India, read the preamble and earn a certificate.

website allowing citizens to ‘read the Preamble and share their videos’. However, a glance at the website's privacy policy raises some concerns. (1/10)

🚨 Massive Victory! 🚨 CCI has imposed a historic penalty of ₹213.14 cr (approx. $25.25 M) on Meta for abusing its dominant position via WhatsApp's 2021 Privacy Policy. IFF submitted expert information as an informant. Let’s break it down 🧵👇1/10

Internet Freedom Foundation (IFF)

Statement: CCI imposes landmark penalty of ₹213.14 crore on Meta for exploiting its dominant position through WhatsApp’s 2021 Privacy Policy

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has imposed a landmark penalty of ₹213.14 crore (approximately $25.25 million) on Meta for exploiting i...

In Sept, we found out that the Goa Govt has launched a Social Media Influencer Policy to empanel influencers to promote govt schemes & policies. However, the policy was not made public. We filed an RTI requesting the policy doc & other info on this policy. The recent response provided by the Goa govt offers a promising step towards greater transparency & accountability in govt policies. 1/7

Like, Share, Prescribe 🤨? On Aug 28, 2024, the UP govt introduced the Digital Media Policy, 2024 with financial incentives for digital creators. We compared 5 state-level digital media policies & their impact on our right to free speech. ⅛

Internet Freedom Foundation (IFF)

Like, Share, Prescribe? A comparative analysis of five state-level digital media/influencer policies

Through research and using the RTI, we have accessed state-level digital media and influencer-centric policies of various Indian states. In this po...