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It is also meant to provide a means of addressing grievances of content that can be harmful to national security as well as the modesty or safety of an individual.
India notifies guidelines and code of ethics for social media
Here's A List Of All The New Rules Announced For OTT And Social Media The rules about digital media and OTT focus more on in-house and self-regulation mechanism whereby a robust grievance redressal mechanism has been provided. Representational image. Outlook Web Bureau 2021-02-26T08:14:15+05:30 Here's A List Of All The New Rules Announced For OTT And Social Media outlookindia.com 2021-02-26T08:18:11+05:30 Also read The government on Thursday announced sweeping regulations for social media firm like Facebook and Twitter as well as OTT players such as Netflix, requirin...
URL copied Fake news is a big concern, Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said. Highlighting that the government welcomes criticism and the right to dissent, Law and Information and Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Thursday said that the Centre is concerned over rampant abuse of platform as he laid down new rules for social media and OTT platforms. Social media platforms must have provision for voluntary verification of users, Prasad said, adding that media freedom absolute but with responsible behaviour. "Fake news a big concern," he said. The government said OTT platform...
"The laws made for significant social media will be implemented within 3 months so that they can improve their mechanism. The rest will come into effect from the day the rules are notified,'' Ravi Shankar Prasad said. The government also announced new guidelines to curb the misuse of social media platforms.