The Information TechnologyvRules, 2021 was notified in February, and the government has, for the first time, expanded the definition of digital media to include online news and put in place a three-tier grievance redressal system that will be overseen by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.
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The social media platforms are enjoined to develop a robust grievance redressal system, he added
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Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad speaks in the Rajya Sabha during the ongoing Budget Session of Parliament, in New Delhi, Wednesday, March 10, 2021. | Photo Credit:
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The social media platforms are enjoined to develop a robust grievance redressal system, he added
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More than 9,800 URLs, accounts or webpages were blocked in 2020, Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said on Wednesday.
The URLs (Uniform Resource Locators), accounts and webpages were blocked under Section 69A of the Information Technology Act, 2000.
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The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology will be conducting a meeting on the Intermediary Guidelines Rules notified earlier this month. The committee, headed by Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, will receive a briefing from representatives of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) and Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MEITY) on the Rules in the context of “Review of functioning of the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC)” on Monday (March 15).
The agenda reads: “Briefing by the representatives of Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology on Intermediary Guidelines in the context of examination of the subject ‘Review of functioning of Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC).’”
Editors Guild Expresses Shock at Centre s Draconian Attitude in GoM Report on Media
The suggestions from the GoM report hint at increased surveillance and targeting of writers and journalists who depart from the government s narrative, the editors body said.
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New Delhi: The Editors Guild of India (EGI) on Tuesday expressed “shock and disbelief” at the recent report of a group of ministers (GoM) suggesting steps to “neutralise” persons writing against the government.
It said the GoM report illustrates the government’s “increasingly draconian attitude” against any critique and inquiry by the press.