NITI Aayog meets Meta, YouTube, industry bodies on online content blocking rules

On June 25, NITI Aayog reportedly held a meeting in which representatives from major tech intermediaries and several industry bodies participated in a closed-door discussion on India’s current online content-blocking requirements and transparency timelines, according to a report by The Indian Express’s Soumyarendra Barik. Among the questions NITI Aayog reportedly asked during the discussion were: “Are current takedown, grievance, and transparency timelines operationally feasible across different