In Sum and Substance, New Digital Media Rules Establish a Confusing Playing Field
While nobody can doubt the need for accountability, the manner in which the rules were created raises legal questions while the overarching logic of the substance is confusing.
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Media28/Feb/2021
An over two-year-long process that was primarily meant to make the content moderation processes of Silicon Valleyâs social media giants more responsible has cast a broad regulatory net over seemingly unrelated issues that have plagued the Narendra Modi government for the last six years.