Synopsis
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:
India News: 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 bet
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