DNA Explainer: What is 'First Originator', new guidelines for sharing content on WhatsApp and social media Posts inimical to sovereignty, integrity, national security, public order or sexually explicit, social media sites have to disclose who started it. Every social media platforms are welcome in India but there shouldn't be double standards: Ravi Shankar Prasad (Image Source: ANI) Share Updated: Feb 25, 2021, 04:37 PM IST The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeITY) on Thursday, announced the draft Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, for social media platforms, OTT players and digital media. The government's new rules to regulate digital content requires social media giants to disclose 'first originator' of a post that is found objectionable or offensive.