1+ hour, 56+ min ago  (324+ words) Manipur Shuts Internet in 5 Districts After Bishnupur Blast'MediaNama The Manipur Home Department has ordered a temporary suspension of internet and mobile data services for three days, effective at 2:00 PM on April 7, 2026, across five districts. The districts are Imphal West, Imphal…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (203+ words) Meta confirmed to MediaNama that it is testing SIM binding on WhatsApp for regular Indian users. This comes after February's WABetaInfo report, which reported first that Meta is developing technical features required to implement SIM binding." The DoT's SIM-binding directive…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago  (311+ words) The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has released a consultation paper to develop a regulatory framework for Application-based Linear Television Distribution (ALTD) services, a category that includes Free Ad-Supported Streaming Television (FAST) services, which include apps like Samsung's TV…...

1+ week, 22+ hour ago  (459+ words) Read the full CCI order here. What were the allegations against Google? Google was accused of: Details of the case: The case arose after Zucol alleged that Google abruptly terminated its developer account on September 20, 2023, without any warning. The termination…...

1+ week, 23+ hour ago  (328+ words) You can access the DoT directive and court order from here The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has directed all internet service providers (ISPs) in India to immediately block access to five websites accused of infringing the Burger King trademark, following…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (1917+ words) Douglas Kramer is the Chief Legal Officer at Cloudflare, where he works at the intersection of internet infrastructure, cybersecurity, and global regulation. In this segment of the conversation, MediaNama Editor Nikhil Pahwa speaks with Kramer about how artificial intelligence is…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (1590+ words) Artificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping cybersecurity, making both attacks and defences faster, cheaper, and more scalable. As AI tools lower the barrier to entry for cyber attackers and enable more sophisticated exploits, infrastructure providers like Cloudflare are seeing a sharp…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (857+ words) As geopolitical tensions reshape the internet, questions around fragmentation, state control, and digital sovereignty are becoming harder to ignore. From Russia's "Red Web" to China's tightly controlled internet, governments are increasingly asserting control over digital infrastructure, often forcing companies to…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (431+ words) You can access the original document from here. The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has added foreign-made consumer-grade routers to its "Covered List," which prohibits new models from entering the U.S. market due to national security concerns. Why the FCC Took This…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (413+ words) You can access the source documents here: Wikipedia LLM policy | Request for Comment discussion | LLM-assisted translation guideline English Wikipedia has banned the use of large language models (LLMs) for generating or rewriting article content. The policy passed a Request for…...