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Supreme Court issues notice in Sushant Singh's transfer petition challenging website blocking

Sushant Singh has sought transfer of his writ petition from the Bombay High Court to the Supreme Court, challenging Rules 8 and 16 of the IT Blocking Rules, 2009. On 02.05.2025, the Supreme Court issued notice and tagged it with SFLC’s pending petition raising similar issues.

02 May, 2025

6 min read

Shravani Nag Lanka &

Injila Muslim Zaidi

internet shutdowns

J&K’s Partial Disclosure of Internet Shutdown Orders Undermines Transparency

In our opinion, the FAA has misread the Supreme Court’s ruling and overlooked the broader transparency mandate in Anuradha Bhasin v. Union of India, which clearly requires publishing all orders, including those by review committees.

27 March, 2025

8 min read

Injila Muslim Zaidi

Parliament

Action Taken Reports reveal the revival of the Broadcasting Bill and dismiss claims of an Aadhaar data breach

On March 11, 2025, the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Communications and Information Technology released two reports on media regulation and digital security.

17 March, 2025

6 min read

Medha Garg &

Injila Muslim Zaidi

IFF Joins RTI Campaign: Ensuring Privacy Protections don’t weaken Transparency

The amendment to Section 8(1)(j) of the RTI Act under the DPDP Act, 2023 undermines transparency by allowing broad denial of information under the guise of privacy. IFF has joined a civil society campaign demanding its rollback to protect the Right to Information.

IFF’s submission to the UN Report on “Freedom of Expression and Elections in the Digital Age”

The submission highlights censorship, content moderation, regulatory developments, and recommendations to protect digital rights in India’s electoral process.

26 February, 2025

7 min read

Naman Kumar,

Gayatri Malhotra,

Injila Muslim Zaidi &

Shravani Nag Lanka

CCI

Analysis of the NCLAT order on Interim Application: Partial Relief, User Safeguards Unchanged

On 18 November 2024, the CCI imposed a ₹213.14 crore penalty on Meta and WhatsApp for anti-competitive practices related to their 2021 Privacy Policy. In response, they filed appeals before the NCLAT, seeking an interim stay on the order.

27 January, 2025

4 min read

Injila Muslim Zaidi

op-ed

The Draft Digital Personal Data Protection Rules: Surveillance For Surveillance’s Sake

Rule 22 of the Draft Digital Personal Data Protection Rules grants the government sweeping powers to access sensitive personal data without adequate safeguards. This provision raises significant concerns about privacy, unchecked surveillance, and lack of transparency.

17 January, 2025

4 min read

Rubayya Tasneem &

Injila Muslim Zaidi

Data Protection

First Read on the Digital Personal Data Protection Rules 2025: Here’s what you need to know

Read our initial analysis of the draft Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, 2025.

09 January, 2025

17 min read

2024 Year in Review: Policy Advocacy - Patience, Persistence, Progress

In 2024, the policy team at IFF participated in 9 consultations, sent 85 letters, authored several statements and public briefs, organised several briefing calls and events, launched new projects and expanded existing ones, and continued tracking digital rights developments in the Parliament.

30 December, 2024

13 min read

2024 Year in Review: Digital Transparency keeps institutions accountable

In 2024, we filed 511 RTIs, 68 first appeals and 5 second appeals with various public authorities. We uncovered some big revelations through our transparency endeavours, read more in our yearly update.

26 December, 2024

14 min read

Medha Garg,

Rubayya Tasneem,

Injila Muslim Zaidi &

Shravani Nag Lanka

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