In a discussion held by MediaNama, experts shared their views on how the IT Rules, 2021 will impact news in India, and what it means for digital media organisations.
Key takeaways
Investors are waiting and watching, as they weigh in on whether investing into the media space is worth the trouble or not
The Intermediary Rules are going to be of concern to editors because it will impact the way reporters are actually reporting news due to the vagueness of the terms in what can be construed as a violation of the Digital Media Ethics Code
The oversight mechanism of the grievance redressal system is not free from the executive’s influence and hence is not an independent authority
As per the scheme of the grievance redressal, the government can pass
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The I&B Ministry has given 15 days’ time to digital media platforms to comply with the new guidelines. (PTI)
The Information and Broadcasting Ministry has given 15 days’ time to digital media publishers, including OTT and digital news platforms, to furnish details on their compliance with the new guidelines on digital media ethics that were issued in February.
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new rules were announced by the Centre to “establish a soft touch progressive institutional mechanism with a level playing field featuring a Code of Ethics and a three-tier grievance redressal framework for news publishers and OTT platforms on the digital media”.
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