'No Legislative Discussion', 'Media Ripe for Targeting': English Editorials Slam New IT Rules Several English language newspapers noted that the rules were brought through a process that circumvented the set legislative path and meditated deeply on their repercussions for online media. Illustration of some of the editorials on the IT Rules, 2021. Tech01/Mar/2021 New Delhi: Several English newspapers â many of whom have flourishing online versions â ran editorials that openly criticised aspects of the Centre’s move to introduce greater oversight for social media, digital media and OTT platforms through the new IT rules. The âInformation Technology (Guidelines for Intermediaries and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules 2021,’ offers the largest shake-up in the technology and news regulation space in nearly a decade. In several analyses, explainers and pieces,