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IT and law minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has been in the thick of things as the new guidelines for social media became a flashpoint for a showdown between the government and Twitter and WhatsApp over issues of privacy and free speech.
IT and law minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has been in the thick of things as the new guidelines for social media became a flashpoint for a showdown between the government and Twitter and WhatsApp over issues of privacy and free speech.
(This story originally appeared in on Jun 01, 2021)
IT and law minister
Ravi Shankar Prasadhas been in the thick of things as the new guidelines for social media became a flashpoint for a showdown between the government and Twitter and WhatsApp over issues of privacy and free speech. He speaks to TOI on why the rules are not a bid to gag dissenting opinion but rather an attempt to protect the rights of social media users and ensure accountability from Big Tech. Excerpts:
For close to 740 million Indian internet subscribers, it is important they understand that neither WhatsApp nor the govt is completely supportive of their right to privacy. We must expect less from WhatsApp than our govt. WhatsApp is a technology business. Our govt, though, has the primary responsibility of protecting our constitutional rights.
India Business News: Social media giant Twitter on Monday said that the company strives to comply with applicable new Information Technology (IT) rules for digital media f