Highlights
How different it is from the social media blue ticks?
Who can verify their accounts voluntarily?
New Delhi: The Narendra Modi government has notified Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules 2021, thereby laying down rules about digital media and OTT. It also focuses more on in house and self-regulation mechanism whereby a robust grievance redressal mechanism has been provided while upholding journalistic and creative freedom.
Among several Guidelines Related to Social Media to Be Administered by Ministry of Electronics and IT, one of the salient features include Voluntary User Verification Mechanism.
What is Voluntary User Verification Mechanism?