Opinion | New IT regulations for social media and OTT platforms are a welcome step
URL copied Opinion | New IT regulations for social media and OTT platforms are a welcome step The government on Thursday announced IT rules for social media giants like Facebook, WhatsApp, Twitter, Google and YouTube and digital OTT platforms like Netflix, Disney Hotstar and others, with particular stress on self-regulation, followed by an Oversight Mechanism to be put in place by the Centre. This is a welcome and revolutionary step taken by the government for the first time since the explosion of news, views, entertainment and other content on social media platforms. Â The rules...