The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology said that online gaming is virtual, boundaryless and part of the internet ecosystem and therefore, it has the power to regulate it.
A regulation on conflicts of interest is the need of the hour. All other regulatory measures to facilitate ‘ease of business’ are merely attempts at facilitating ‘ease of control and regulation’
In the month of August, the company banned 7,420,748 accounts. About 3,506,905 of these accounts were proactively banned before any reports from users, WhatsApp said in its monthly compliance report.
The Tripura High Court recently stayed an order asking WhatsApp to reveal the originator of a chat containing a fake resignation letter by Chief Minister Manik Saha.