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To fight against fake news that can influence elections, the government of India should adopt new legislation that creates specific requirements for action by social media companies, says cyber lawyer Karnika Seth. The Information Technology Act does not adequately spell out “due diligence guidelines which social media platforms need to abide with,” Seth says in… Continue reading Could a new law help curb fake news, inforisktoday.in,May 2019

With almost everything of importance in our daily lives now being connected to the Internet, it makes sense to have cyberlaws or rules that govern the cyberspace. And, along with the need for cyberlaw also arises the need for cyberlawyers. Dr Karnika Seth, India’s topmost cyberlawyer, sheds light on a career in the field of… Continue reading What are cyberlaws? Interview of Dr. Karnika Seth with Parent circle, May 2018

Dr Karnika Seth is a Cyberlaw Expert & Founding Partner of Seth Associates. She is also Expert Faculty of the CBI, National Investigation Authority, National Police Academy and National Judicial Academy. The Optimist: India’s fast-changing digital climate is a major challenge for law and order agencies across the country. How do you think men and… Continue reading Its time to shed our cyber complacency, The optimist, April 2019

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Recently, the Madras High Court voiced concerns over the “pornographic and inappropriate content” being circulated through the app TikTok and directed the Centre to ban it. The court also asked the government if it would enact a statute like the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act in the US. Now, the Chinese company behind the app,… Continue reading Regulate, don’t ban TikTok, Times of India, March 2019