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Social media companies operating in India will have to follow law of the land and double standards won t be tolerated, said Union IT & Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said on Firday. In an exclusive conversation with Rajat Sharma, Editor-In-Chief and Chairman, India TV in Aaj Ki Baat, the Union Minister spoke extensively on the ongoing tussle between social media companies including Twitter, WhatsApp, Facebook, others and government over new guidelines for operating in the country.
Speaking over new guidelines for social media and messaging companies like WhatsApp and whether there was any possibility of them being banned in the country, Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said WhatsApp won t shut in India and normal users should not worry.
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The government on Thursday announced regulations for social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter as well as OTT players such as Netflix, requiring them to remove any content flagged by the authorities within 36 hours and set up a complaint redressal mechanism with an officer based in the country.
Grievance redressal system a must, Govt tells firms
Firms will have to set up a complaint redressal mechanism with an officer based in the country
Publish a monthly compliance report disclosing details of complaints received and action taken
OTT platforms to self-classify content into five age-based categories; move by govt weeks after spat with Twitter
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As per the new rules, social media intermediaries have to appoint a grievance officer, who shall register complaints in 24 hours.
The grievance redressal official must be resident in India, and monthly compliance reports will have to be filed by social media platforms.
The Centre on Thursday announced new rules to curb misuse of social media platforms, amidst growing concerns around lack of transparency, accountability and rights of users related to these platforms. It mandated firms to appoint grievance officer, disclose the first originator of the mischievous information and remove, within 24 hours, content depicting nudity or morphed pictures of women.