Google received 24,569 complaints from users and removed 48,594 pieces of content based on those complaints in October, the tech giant said in its monthly transparency report. In addition to reports from users, Google also removed 3,84,509 pieces of content in October as a result of automated detection. Google had received 29,842 complaints from users and removed 76,967 pieces of content in September, while 4,50,246 pieces of content were removed as a result of automated detection. The US-based company has made these disclosures as part of compliance with India's IT rules that came into force in May. Google, in its latest report, said it had received 24,569 complaints in October from individual users located in India via designated mechanisms, and the number of removal actions as a result of user complaints stood at 48,594. These complaints relate to third-party content that is believed to violate local laws or personal rights on Google's significant social media intermediaries (S
The main purpose of the portal would also be to facilitate seamless integration and data exchange among regulators
Markets regulator Sebi on Friday extended relaxations for companies with regard to compliance with procedural norms on rights issues opening till March 31, 2022
Facebook "actioned" about 31.7 million content pieces across 10 violation categories proactively during August in the country, the social media giant said in its compliance report on Friday
During the last few years, the govt also decriminalised 103 offences and 327 removed redundant laws
It received 137 reports for account support, of which one was actioned, and 316 requests to ban accounts, of which 73 were actioned
The Centre believes the move would help state commissions adopt best practices; it would also speed up implementation of reforms and regulatory policies
The new appointees are employees of Twitter Inc and not its India arm, and will report to the US office directly
Approvals for three processes that would need to be submitted within 30 days
The securities market regulator SEBI has relaxed several compliance norms for listed companies and market participants
Modi on Friday highlighted the need for reducing compliances burden
Current accounts are widely used by businesses for their daily activities
The new norm is at variance with what was suggested in the discussion paper on governance in commercial banks released by RBI in June 2020
The trend is unlikely to reverse in the near term, say experts
Compliance has become more crucial, regulators like Sebi and CCI are stepping up enforcement efforts