The government today wrote to major social media platforms on whether they had complied with new digital rules taking effect today and asked for their response "ASAP, preferably today".
Google has said it will refine its approach to meet the various requirements under India's new digital rules, which includes monitoring and removal of content.
India Business News: NEW DELHI: Communications and IT minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has been in the thick of action, working on new rules on social and digital media as wel.
Digital news platforms flay new rules
March 03, 2021
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‘These rules in some places appear to go against the fundamental principle of news and its role in a democracy’
The government’s new rules for digital news platforms which involve a three-tier structure of regulation with a government committee at its apex go against the fundamental principle of news and its role in a democracy, and will have a chilling effect on the freedom of press and speech, whilst also resulting in government control rather than regulation, say digital news platforms and digital liberty organisations.
The Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules 2021 were released by the government last week.
Paojel Chaoba, a journalist based in Manipur was issued a notice by the District Magistrate of Imphal West, Naorem Praveen Singh under the newly framed media rules.