Paojel Chaoba, a journalist based in Manipur was issued a notice by the District Magistrate of Imphal West, Naorem Praveen Singh under the newly framed media rules.
Due Diligence by Intermediaries
The Rules lay down that an intermediary, including a social
media intermediary and significant social media intermediary, are
required to observe certain due diligence while discharging its
duties. The Rules stress that an intermediary that fails to observe
any such due diligence cannot claim protection under the safe
harbour provision (
sub-section (1) of section 79 of the
IT Act) and is liable for punishment under any law
including the provisions of the IT Act and the Indian Penal
Code.
The due diligence required to be observed by an intermediary
amongst other things involves the following:
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Powers under Part III of IT Rules, 2021 not delegated to states: IB Ministry ANI | Updated: Mar 03, 2021 22:30 IST
New Delhi [India], March 3 (ANI): Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on Wednesday wrote to Chief Secretaries of all states and administrators of all Union Territories (UTs) clarifying that the powers under Part III of IT (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 are administered by the Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.
According to an official release, the letter has also underlined that these powers have not been delegated to the state governments, district magistrates or police commissioners. It has also been requested that this information be brought to the notice of all concerned persons in States and UTs, the Ministry said.
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