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India Threatens Safe Harbour for Tech Giants

India has threatened to revoke safe harbour protections for tech giants, citing a 2004 case where a website sold explicit content. The move could have significant implications for companies like Meta and Google.

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The essential points

  1. 01India has threatened to revoke safe harbour protections for tech giants.
  2. 02The move is in response to a 2004 case where a website sold explicit content.
  3. 03The case led to the creation of the 2008 IT rules, which provided protection for intermediaries against criminal lawsuits.
  4. 04The move could have significant implications for companies like Meta and Google.
The full brief

India has threatened to revoke safe harbour protections for tech giants, citing a 2004 case where a website sold explicit content. The move could have significant implications for companies like Meta and Google.