No proposal to appoint regulator for social media: Prasad
New Delhi, Mar 17: The government on Wednesday informed Parliament that there is no proposal with the IT ministry to set up a regulator for social media.
Union IT and Communications Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, however, said that the government has released Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, under the IT Act that specifies the due diligence to be followed by all the intermediaries, including the social media intermediaries.
“The social media platforms are enjoined to develop a robust grievance redressal system. Presently, there is no proposal with the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology to appoint a regulator for social media,” Prasad informed the Lok Sabha.
No proposal to appoint regulator for social media: Ravi Shankar Prasad
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