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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.
IAMAI includes governmentâs suggestions, releases implementation toolkit for its self-regulatory framework for OTT platforms
The association has reacted quicky after I&B Minister Prakash Javadekar informed the Rajya Sabha Tuesday that the government was ready with guidelines and directions for OTT platforms and it could be implemented anytime soon Delhi, February 11, 2021
Days after I&B Minister Prakash Javadekar informed the Rajya Sabha Tuesday that the government was ready with guidelines and directions for OTT platforms and it could be implemented anytime soon, the Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) has come up with a comprehensive Implementation Toolkit, one of the reasons given out by the government while rejecting the associationâs self-regulatory model in September last year.
Independent, internal ombudsmen are the need of the hour
Ever since the Mumbai Police filed a supplementary chargesheet containing about 1,000 pages of WhatsApp messages between Republic TV Editor Arnab Goswami and former Broadcast Audience Research Council CEO Partho Dasgupta, the discussions in the media have been about ethical transgressions, manipulating institutional arrangements to show increased audience reach, and breaching the line meant to protect the autonomy and efficacy of regulating bodies and external research entities. For a news ombudsman, the main issue is that an effective institution of self-regulation for the Indian media does not exist.
Media regulation
There are four bodies in India for media regulation. The first is the Press Council of India, created through an act of Parliament. It is headed by a former Supreme Court judge. Its mandate is to preserve the freedom of the press and to maintain and improve the standards of newspapers and news agencies in Indi
Justice Geeta Mittal appointed as new Chairperson of Broadcasting Content Complaints Council
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New Delhi January 23 |
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January 23, 2021
× Broadcasters industry body Indian Broadcasting Foundation has appointed former Chief Justice of Jammu & Kashmir High Court Justice Gita Mittal as the new Chairperson of Broadcasting Content Complaints Council (BCCC).
BCCC is the independent self-regulatory body set up by IBF to examine content-related complaints relating to all non-news general entertainment channels in India. Mittal succeeds former Supreme Court Judge, Justice Vikramajit Sen, whose tenure as BCCC Chairperson has ended. She served as the first woman Chief Justice of Jammu & Kashmir High Court and is also the first woman Chairperson of BCCC.