Page 23 - It Rules News Today

WhatsApp banned over 37 lakh malicious accounts in India in Nov

The country’s digital media ecosystem will continue to be governed by the IT Rules 2021.

Days after journalist’s arrest over first complaint, police identifying ‘unknown’ accused in second.

Justice Vikram Nath remarked that the portal should not merely be a complaint centre but a comprehensive mechanism with central supervision and coordination among State authorities.

It is not yet clear how the new Bill Anurag Thakur spoke of will differ in scope from the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021.

The article discusses the recent amendments made to the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules.

Best Media Info: The government has notified rules under which it will set up appellate panels to redress grievances that users may have against decisions of social media platforms like Twitter and Facebook on hosting| Digital News

India remains open to self-regulation of social media content: MoS Rajeev Chandrasekhar

The Ministry of Electronics and Information technology (MeITY) tweaked Information Technology (IT) rules, 2021 paving a way to set up Grievance Appellate Committees (GACs) to hear users grievances against social media platforms decisions on content.

The amended rules call for a panel which will be able to intervene in case a user appeals against suspension of social media accounts.