Introduction The Department of Consumer Affairs, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, notified the Consumer Protection (E-Commerce) (Amendment) Rules, 2026 on 9 September 2026, amending the Consumer Protection (E-Commerce) Rules, 2020 framed under the Consumer Protection Act, 2019. The amendment, which comes into force on 1 January 2027, is the most significant recalibration…
๐๐๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ค๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ C๐ก๐๐๐ค๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ ๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐๐ฌ, ๐๐๐๐ Effective Date: February 20, 2026 The Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Amendment Rules, 2026 fundamentally restructures digital accountability, specifically targeting the unregulated growth of synthetic media. Key Statutory Changes ๐๐๐๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ง๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ๐ข๐ ๐๐๐๐ข๐: A new legal category for “synthetically generated information” now…
