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Startups will play a vital role in data protection and privacy: IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad
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Startups will play a vital role in data protection and privacy: IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad
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Govt unveils new guidelines for social media and OTT platforms
The government says that the new guidelines will ensure that the grievances of ordinary users are addressed in a time-bound manner, and with further transparency.
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The government on Thursday unveiled the guidelines to
regulate social media platforms and streaming or over the top (OTT) platforms. This decision will have a bearing on platforms like Facebook, Twitter, Netflix, and Amazon Prime, to name a few.
Under the new guidelines, both social media and OTT platforms will have to adhere to further disclosures and have a faster redressal mechanism. According to the government, this decision was taken after they received scores of complaints from users on the content available on these platforms, as well as propelled by a direction from the Supreme Court.
January 21, 2021
Digital sovereignty also involves the autonomy of Indians as far as ownership of that data is concerned, Ravi Shankar Prasad Union Minister for Electronics and Information Technology said on Wednesday. “Therefore that data must be procured through free consent voluntarily acquired. That data must be used for the objective for which it has been collected, and the data fiduciary who procures that data must ensure proper safety and sanctity of that data,” he said. Prasad was speaking at the India Digital Summit, organised by the Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI).
Prasad also acknowledged the need for free movement of data across borders, but cautioned that such movement of data should be governed by strict rules: