Online news comes under the ambit of content regulation
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The move has elicited criticism from experts who have questioned whether digital news can be regulated under the IT Act. News portals and websites will be expected to follow the same norms that traditional media publishers, such as newspapers and news channels, adhere to.
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The government has expanded its definition of digital media to include online news, and put in place a three tier grievance redressal system that will have the oversight of the Information & Broadcasting ministry.
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Summary: Information Technology Rules 2021 and Digital News publishing
February 25, 2021
Digital news publishers will now have to notify the government of their operations, set up self-regulatory organisations and apply a complaints redressal mechanism, as well as follow codes which have only been applicable to print and TV news so far.
The Indian government’s new Intermediary Liability and Digital Media Ethics Code Rules, 2021, notified on Thursday will require digital news publishers to form a three-tier regulatory structure and form self-regulatory organisations. All online news portals will have to submit their details to the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting within a month from now. “We are not mandating registration [through the portal], [instead we are] seeking information”, Prakash Javadekar, I&B Minister, said during a press conference on Thursday.
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The government has readied draft rules to regulate all social media, streaming or OTT (over the top) platforms and news-related websites. The rules revolve around a self-regulatory mechanism that will include a code of ethics and regular compliance reports.
In the document, titled Information Technology (Guidelines for Intermediaries and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, the government has cited powers provided to it under section 87 of the Information Technology Act, 2000.
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Hindustan Times report, the government draft policy has sought three-tier checks on OTT.
The social media companies may need to appoint officers who will be responsible for complying with content moderation orders, and both they and streaming service providers will be brought under a three-tier regulatory framework, according to proposed new rules that will cover media companies such as Facebook and so-called over the top (OT