New rules for OTT and digital media platforms announced by government
New rules for OTT and digital media platforms announced by government
By:Meenu Rana, The Mobile Indian, New Delhi
Last updated : February 25, 2021 5:20 pm
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The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeITY) has announced new guidelines for digital news organizations, social media platforms and OTT platforms to stop the misuse of content. The draft regulation, Information Technology Rules (Guidelines for Intermediaries and Code of Ethics for Digital Media), 2021, aims to have tighter control.
During a press conference, chaired by Union Ministers Prakash Javadekar and Ravi Shankar Prasad, the latter listed the features of the guidelines, which has been divided into two categories: Social media intermediary and Significant social media intermediary.