Internet Governance
Internet regulation, policy, content moderation, and digital governance updates from India and worldwide.
Suzhou Health Authorities Procure VPN Monitoring Equipment to Regulate Unauthorized Cross-Border Access
A procurement correction notice published on 14 October 2026 shows the Suzhou Health Information Center buying a cross-border VPN monitoring device able to identify protocols including OpenVPN, WireGuard, Shadowsocks, V2Ray, Trojan and NaiveProxy, as part of a wider security upgrade of its health big data centre.
As France Marches on 17 October, Protesters Turn to Bitchat, the Offline App China, India Has Blocked
As mass demonstrations fill Paris and other French cities on 17 October, protesters are urging each other to use Bitchat, Jack Dorsey's Bluetooth mesh messaging app, in case networks are jammed or overloaded. The same app was pulled from Indian app stores on 3 October.
How can cybercriminals weaponise House Hold Income based advertisement targeting of Meta
Income is one of the most powerful qualifiers for fraud, which is exactly why a reliable income filter is valuable — and risky. For a scammer it means higher return on ad spend.
IP geolocation APIs, at APNIC 62, the IAB’s workshop report highlights why model is broken and possible fixes
Commercial IP-to-geolocation APIs sit behind fraud checks, geo-blocking, tax rules, CDN steering and content licences. They return a city, a pair of coordinates and an air of certainty. This week’s APNIC 62 Cooperation SIG in Mumbai, drawing on the IAB Workshop on IP Address Geolocation, argued that certainty is the product defect: an IP address was never a location, and treating the API as one creates bad routing, weak security and a quiet privacy leak.
Cambodia's Telegram Paradox: A Nation Built on Telegram has Zero data disclosure request in 2026
An analysis of exclusive data from Telegram's official transparency bot.
Sahyog: How India Built One of the World's Most Difficult Internet Governance Platforms
Before Sahyog, the I4C catalogued the friction plainly: non-functional contact details on platforms, intermediaries with no Indian office, LEA request portals that were “complex, non-uniform and difficult to navigate,” delayed or absent responses, and no standardised way to track non-compliance.
India’s Landmark AI Content Rules: Mandating Labels and 3-Hour Takedowns
A convincing fabricated video of a candidate conceding or committing a crime can suppress turnout or shift undecided voters in the final hours. Faster, more systematic removal obligations reduce the operational window for such interference.
Govt Warns Meta Over AI-Misuse: What MeitY Secretary Told DD News
A high-level global delegation from Meta, including Chief Global Affairs Officer Joel Kaplan, met with Union IT and I&B Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw in New Delhi. The visit followed a government summons and parliamentary scrutiny over the brief, inadvertent removal of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s video from Facebook.
India issues strong warning to WhatsApp over new username feature, gives 3 days to respond
In a move to protect 853 million users, Government has demanding the tech giant to halt the rollout of a new "username" feature or face potential regulatory action under the country's stringent technology laws.
India Unveils Four Digital Platforms to Secure Internet Infrastructure as NIXI Marks 23 Years
An AI-powered screening system and a new domain auction portal are among the tools unveiled as the National Internet Exchange of India marks its 23rd anniversary, amid a broader push to secure the country's digital infrastructure.
US Government Requests Voluntary Access to Frontier AI Models
The United States government is pursuing voluntary disclosure agreements with AI developers to gain access to frontier models before they are released to the public.
Proton VPN Sees Over 120% Jump in Daily Registrations from India Amid Temporary Telegram Access Restriction
Google trends showed breakout in keywords like Download Proton VPN, Proxy for Telegram.