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File photo for representation purpose NEW DELHI: At least 10 lawsuits have challenged the constitutional validity of the government’s Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, better known as the Digital Media Ethics Rules 2021. TOI explains what the rules are, and why stakeholders have challenged them. What are these rules, and to whom do they apply? Notified on February 25, 2021, the rules seek to regulate social media intermediaries such as Google, Facebook, WhatsApp and Twitter, as also digital media, including OTT and digital news platforms. The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeITY) will execute the guidelines for social media intermediaries, and the information and broadcasting ministry will oversee the code of ethics for digital media.

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