Explainer: How the New IT Rules Take Away Our Digital Rights
Several proposals in their present form suffer from unconstitutionality and will undermine free expression and privacy for internet users in India.
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Tech26/Feb/2021
Here we will provide you with information about everything that has happened and is happening with the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021. We provide you a quick rundown on its contentious history, the need for starting afresh on this vital conversation about platform accountability and also an analysis of the present draft of the rules. Given that it seeks to now even regulate digital news platforms and OTT content providers, we recommend a fresh consultation and greater transparency. Several proposals in their present form suffer from unconstitutionality and will undermine free expression and privacy for internet users in India.
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What are the dos and don’ts for social media and OTT platforms?
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Representative Image: For digital publishers of news and current affairs as well as video streaming services, an identical three-tier structure for grievance redressal has been mandated. File Photo.
What are the dos and don’ts for social media and OTT platforms?
The story so far: On Thursday, in a long-anticipated move, the government notified guidelines that seek to provide a grievance redressal mechanism for users of digital platforms of all kinds social media sites, messaging apps, over-the-top (OTT) streaming services, and digital news publishers. The Information Technology (Guidelines for Intermediaries and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 also mandate that social media and messaging platforms will have to adhere to new requirements in assisting investigative agencies of the government. Launching the guidelines, Electronics and Information Technology Minister Ravi
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The government s standoff with social media platforms such as Twitter had intensified following the Republic Day violence linked to farmer protests in Delhi and Twitter s refusal to comply with government orders to remove allegedly provocative content and posts linked to farmer genocide. Koo will respect the laws of the land. We understand the importance of freedom of speech and at the same time we also understand the need to operate within the legal boundaries of our country of operation, Mayank Bidawatka, co founder of Koo, said.
Indian social media platforms such as Koo and Mitron said they welcome any measures to monitor and control fake information that spreads through social media platforms. Mitron said it has given recommendations to the government in the past and will keep doing so in future as well.