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Right on intention, poor on scoping: IAMAI on draft rules for online gaming
The Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) on Thursday said the draft IT Rules on online gaming are “right on intention but poor on scoping”.
While the proposed rules are a “very positive development” for the online gaming industry ecosystem for three reasons including creating a legal framework for orderly and accelerated development of the industry, the “scoping of the rules has been done poorly” and the some aspects need a “major re-look”, the industry body said.
These include the definition of gaming and what is sought to be regulated.
“Here the members of the association feel that the definition of online gaming is too broad and vague and would unnecessarily bring under regulation and expensive compliance a set of firms that do not need to be regulated or need to be very lightly regulated,” IAMAI said in a statement.
Further, it said certain provisions of the draft also seem to imply that service providers or partners that advertise, publish or host online games will have to comply with the Rules by verifying each game with the self-regulatory body (SRB) on an ongoing basis “making it impractical”.
Intermediaries must not be obligated to ascertain and verify the registration of online games, IAMAI felt.
“Most importantly, the scoping of the SRB is not strong enough – the industry has asked for a retired Judge since ultimately the role of the SRB would be adjudication and the industry has asked for common principles by which gaming SRBs are governed,” IAMAI said.
On the positive side, the draft rules provide for very strong consumer safety measures and, most importantly, allow the industry to be self-regulated.
“These measures by bringing in recognition and regulatory certainty will allow for innovations and investments in the industry,” IAMAI said.
The draft rules on online gaming were released by the IT Ministry last month for wide public consultation and the norms entail safeguards in the form of a self-regulatory body, mandatory know-your-customer norms for verification, and a grievance redressal mechanism, with prime focus on real money games.
As per the draft, the self-regulatory body will be registered with the IT Ministry and be tasked with registering online games of intermediaries who are its members and which meet certain criteria. Such bodies will also resolve complaints through a grievance redressal mechanism.
Online gaming intermediaries will be required to observe additional due diligence by displaying a registration mark on all online games registered by a self-regulatory body and informing its users regarding policy related to withdrawal or refund of deposit, manner of determination and distribution of winnings, fees and other charges payable, and KYC procedure for user account registration.
According to the proposed rules, online game means a game that is offered on the Internet and is accessible by a user through a computer resource if they make a deposit with the expectation of earning winnings. The rules are expected to be finalised shortly.
(Only the headline and picture of this report may have been reworked by the Business Standard staff; the rest of the content is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
Netflix shares how it plans to maintain account sharing within household
Streaming giant Netflix has shared its rules and exemptions to explain how it plans to maintain account sharing within a household.
The company has updated its FAQ pages for countries where it is already testing extra membership fees for account sharing — Chile, Costa Rica and Peru, reports TechCrunch.
By charging extra fees for extended usage of the streaming service outside the household, the company hopes to reduce account sharing this year.
With the new terms, users are asked to specify their TV as their primary location, and the same Wi-Fi network as the TV should be used to connect all accounts and devices.
“A primary location is set by a TV that is signed into your account and is connected to your Wi-Fi network. All other devices signed into your account on that Wi-Fi network will be associated with your primary location and will be able to use Netflix,” the company said.
Netflix will set a primary location based on IP address, device IDs and activity if a user hasn’t specified a primary location or doesn’t have a TV.
“To ensure that your devices are associated with your primary location, connect to the Wi-Fi at your primary location, open the Netflix app or website, and watch something at least once every 31 days,” the company mentioned.
Last month, the streaming giant had announced that it will roll out its paid password sharing “more broadly” “later in” the first quarter (Q1) of this year.
–IANS
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DIZO launches Watch D2 smartwatch with voice calling feature: Details here
Chinese consumer technology brand DIZO on Thursday launched in India the Watch D2 smartwatch. Priced at Rs 1,999, the smartwatch will be available on the e-commerce platform Flipkart on February 10. The company is offering Watch D2 at an introductory price of Rs 1,799 for a limited period. Below are the details:
DIZO Watch D2: Specifications
The DIZO Watch D2 has a rectangular dial with a side-mounted button for navigation. The screen is protected by 2.5D curved tempered glass and the case is made of Aluminum and polycarbonate. According to DIZO, the detachable straps are made of soft and skin-friendly silicone. The smartwatch comes in classic black and deep blue colours. It features over 150 customisable watch faces, which are refreshed on a regular basis, adding topical ones like Pride Month, Diwali, etc.
Powered by a 260mAh battery, the smartwatch sports a 1.91-inch screen of 500 nits of brightness level. It has over 120+ sports modes built-in, including indoor and outdoor walking, gymnastics, dancing, horse riding, disc games, skipping ropes, and more. It has sensors to monitor heart rate sensor and blood oxygen saturation. Besides, the watch is supported by DIZO Health Suite. It also maintains records and can give weekly, monthly, and annual insights to the users.
According to DIZO, the smartwatch can last up to 3 days with calling or 7 days on average without calling. It offers the option of calling directly from the smartwatch via dial pad and allows users to add frequent contacts on the watch. Besides, it has a noise cancellation feature for calls. Other features include built-in mini-games, tracking running route, social media instant sharing, camera control, music control, sedentary reminders, water intake reminders, breathing exercise, alarm, find phone, find watch, call and message notifications, reject or silent calls, weather forecast, and more.
Realme 10 Pro 5G Coca-Cola Edition smartphone to launch on February 10
Chinese smartphone maker Realme has announced the launch of the Realme 10 Pro 5G Coca-Cola Edition smartphone on February 10. The smartphone will come with ‘Coca-Cola’ branding on the frame, according to the teaser released by the company. This customised edition smartphone would feature Coca-Cola’s classic design elements with a Red & Black accents.
On the back cover, there would be 70/30 asymmetrical design highlighting the Coca-Cola logo with three points of black and seven points of red, making the classic logo instantly recognisable.
“Coke red gives a positive, youthful, and energetic feeling. With a bold twist to a classic logo, the cropped Coca-Cola logo brings new energy to the smartphone experience. The matte imitation metal process provides the elegant touch of brushed aluminum while remaining resistant to scratches and fingerprints,” said Realme in a statement. The Realme 10 Pro 5G smartphone was recently launched in India at Rs 18,999 onwards. Below are the details:
Realme 10 Pro 5G: Specifications
Powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 5G processor, the Realme 10 Pro sports a 6.72-inch IPS LCD screen of 120Hz refresh rate and 680 nits of peak brightness level. It has a dual-camera set-up on the back, featuring a 100-megapixel primary camera sensor paired with a 2MP depth sensor. On the front, it has a 16MP camera sensor. It boots Android 13 operating system-based Realme UI 4.0. The Realme 10 Pro comes in 6GB + 128GB and 8GB + 128GB storage configurations.
Powered by a 5,000 mAh battery, the phone supports 33W fast wired charging. It has a geomagnetic sensor, light sensor, distance sensor, gyroscope, and acceleration sensor. Other features include a microSD card slot for storage expansion, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, 3.5mm audio jack, dual-SIM support, and USB-C port for charging and data transfers.
Meta purges 34 mn bad pieces of content on FB, Instagram in India in Dec
Meta has said that it took down over 22.54 million pieces of content across 13 policies for Facebook and over 12.03 million pieces of content across 12 policies for Instagram in December 2022 in India.
Between December 1-31, Facebook received 764 reports through the Indian grievance mechanism, and the company said it provided tools for users to resolve their issues in 345 cases.
These include pre-established channels to report content for specific violations, self-remediation flows where they can download their data, avenues to address account hacked issues etc, said Meta in its monthly report in compliance with the IT (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021.
“Of the other 419 reports where specialised review was needed, we reviewed content as per our policies, and we took action on 205 reports in total. The remaining 214 reports were reviewed but may not have been actioned,” Meta added.
On Instagram, the company received 10,820 reports through the Indian grievance mechanism.
“Of these, we provided tools for users to resolve their issues in 2,461 cases,” it informed.
Of the other 8,359 reports where specialised review was needed, Meta reviewed content and took action on 2,926 reports in total.
The remaining 5,433 reports on Instagram were reviewed but may not have been auctioned.
Under the new IT Rules 2021, big digital and social media platforms, with more than 5 million users, have to publish monthly compliance reports.
“We measure the number of pieces of content (such as posts, photos, videos or comments) we take action on for going against our standards. Taking action could include removing a piece of content from Facebook or Instagram or covering photos or videos that may be disturbing to some audiences with a warning,” said Meta.
–IANS
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