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Central Government Releases New Guidelines To Regulate Digital Content, Exercise Greater Control Over Big Tech Source: ANI The central government has drawn out rules to regulate social media companies, OTT streaming platforms, digital news outlets along with internet-based businesses and organizations to exercise further control over the big tech, News 18reports. The Information Technology (Guidelines for Intermediaries and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 mandates that the government social media firms like Facebook and Twitter to delete controversial content as early as possible, but...

 The government on Thursday said that social media is welcome to do business in India but there should be no double standards and that it will have to comply with the rules and regulations issued from time to time so that its misuse can be prevented. The government also announced new guidelines to curb the misuse of social media platforms.

Highlights Union Ministers Ravi Shankar Prasad and Prakash Javadekar announced the new Digital Media Ethics Code. This new document mentions section 87 of the IT Act, 2000 which offers the government powers to make such rules. New Delhi: The government of India will bring the online news media publishers under the same gambit as the traditional media publishers, such as newspapers and news channels. In a press conference, chaired by Ravi Shankar Prasad, Law & Justice, Communications, Electronics & Information Technology Minister of India, and Prakash Javadekar, Minister of Environment, Fores...

Updated Feb 25, 2021 | 15:34 IST Stressing on self-regulation and oversight mechanism for online services, Union I&B minister Javadekar said OTTs will need to mark age-appropriate content and provide a parental lock for sensitive material Union Minister Prakash Javadekar  |  Photo Credit: ANI Union Information & Broadcasting (I&B) Minister Prakash Javadekar during a joint press conference with Union Minister of Electronics & Information Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad urged over-the-top (OTT) platforms to come with self-regulatory guidelines. His ministry ...

Government unveils new rules to regulate digital news, social media, OTT platforms - 10 key points Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said that the government has received several complaints about rampant abuse of social media platforms. Share Updated: Feb 25, 2021, 05:27 PM IST In an apparent effort to curb the misuse of digital platforms, including digital news, social media and over-the-top (OTT) streaming services, the Centre on Thursday announced new guidelines to aimed at regulting content on digital platforms. Addressing a press conference, Union ministers Ravi Shankar Prasad and Praka...