WhatsApp users should not fear new social media rules: Ravi Shankar Prasad
The rules only empower the ordinary users of social media when they become victims of abuse and misuse, Prasad posted on micro-blogging platform Koo
PTI | May 27, 2021 | Updated 14:47 IST
Union IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad
IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Thursday said that WhatsApp users have nothing to fear about new social media rules, that are designed to prevent abuse and misuse of platforms, and offer users a robust forum for grievance redressal.
Prasad said that the government welcomes criticism including the right to ask questions. The rules only empower the ordinary users of social media when they become victims of abuse and misuse, Prasad posted on micro-blogging platform Koo, and also tweeted.
Govt to look into privacy policy changes on WhatsApp says Ravi Shakar Prasad
Union IT minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said his department is working on this issue and it should be clear to any platform, be it Facebook, WhatsApp or any other social media app, that they are free to do business but at the cost of privacy of its users
PTI | January 19, 2021 | Updated 15:17 IST
Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad
New Delhi, Jan 19 (PTI) Amid a user backlash over a new privacy policy of WhatsApp, the Indian government on Tuesday said it is looking into the changes made by the popular messaging app, and asserted that sanctity of personal communication needs to be maintained.
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Communications, Electronics and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad
Amid a user backlash over a new privacy policy of WhatsApp, the Indian government on Tuesday said it is looking into the changes made by the popular messaging app, and asserted that sanctity of personal communication needs to be maintained. Speaking at the 15th India Digital Summit, Communications, Electronics and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad noted that national security will be central with regard to exposure of international companies, including those from China, in the country.
WhatsApp has drawn massive criticism from users globally, including India over concerns that data was being shared with its parent company, Facebook. WhatsApp, on its part, has maintained that messages on the platform are end-to-end encrypted and that neither WhatsApp nor Facebook can see the private messages on WhatsApp s platform.