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Social media, OTT Platforms, online news websites regulation in india (Information Technology Rules, 2021 ) This are the Rules framed pursuant to the powers conferred by Section 79(2)(c) and Section 69A(2) of the Information Technology Act, 2000 provides for classification of films and other entertainment programmes, including web series, bring digital news platforms within the ambit of regulations covering print and electronic media and attempts to rein in social media intermediaries.  Guidelines for intermediary and social media intermediary  The Rules define 'significant social media intermediary' as social media with users above the threshold notified by the Central government.  The Rules mandate that social media intermediary should 'enable the identification of the first originator of the information on its computer, as "may be required by a judicial or or an order passed by the Competent authority" and such an order shall only be passed for  the purposes of...

Admission & Confession in Cyber Crime (IT Act,2000) Cases Digital evidence: reliability When one examines the issue of reliability of digital evidence there arises a number of questions. Should forensic software (digital evidence) be entitled to a judicial presumption of reliability? When, if ever, should courts compel non-party forensic software vendors to reveal proprietary source code to party experts in order to assure a fairer trial? And what does reliability mean in the context of digital evidence anyway?  The term ‘Admission’ means stating something or admitting something other than guilt. So now the question is does confession also meant the same. The answer is no, as there is a very thin life difference between confession and admission. The word ‘confession’ means acknowledgement of guilt made by a person after an offence has been committed. ADMISSION (Sec. 17-23, 31) According to sec. 17 of the Indian Evidence Act, “An admission is a statement, oral or documentary or ...