It is also meant to provide a means of addressing grievances of content that can be harmful to national security as well as the modesty or safety of an individual.
Access Now 25 February 2021 | 11:08 am
Access Now is extremely concerned by the alarming new powers the Indian government has granted itself, announcing today,
February 25, its increased control over content on social media platforms. It has finalised an amended set of rules for immediate publication and implementation to change how it can regulate internet intermediaries such as social media platforms, and online media sites. The
Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules are delegated legislation issued by the Union Government, purportedly under India’s Information Technology Act.
These new rules supersede earlier, controversial guidelines which were
restricted on fundamental rights grounds by the Indian Supreme Court in a 2015 judgement. The original rules aimed to specify the basic due diligence requirements telecom companies, internet service providers (ISPs), online platforms, and other internet intermediarie
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