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Exclusive: Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad talks about new OTT, social media guidelines Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, in an exclusive conversation with Zee News Editor-in-Chief, talks about the new OTT and social media guidelines. Share Updated: Feb 25, 2021, 11:15 PM IST Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, in an exclusive conversation with Zee News Editor-in-Chief, talks about the new OTT and social media guidelines. The Union Minister said that “double standards of social media will not be acceptable.”  Prasad said that some people misuse the freedom of expression and that is...

Read more about 'Code of ethics' to be applicable for news publishers, OTT players: Govt on Business Standard. The govt said a 'code of ethics' and three-tier grievance redressal mechanism would be applicable for news publishers, over-the-top (OTT) platforms and digital media

Summary: Information Technology Rules 2021 and Digital News publishing February 25, 2021 Digital news publishers will now have to notify the government of their operations, set up self-regulatory organisations and apply a complaints redressal mechanism, as well as follow codes which have only been applicable to print and TV news so far.  The Indian government’s new Intermediary Liability and Digital Media Ethics Code Rules, 2021, notified on Thursday will require digital news publishers to form a three-tier regulatory structure and form self-regulatory organisations. All online news portal...

Toolkit case: Media coverage definitely shows sensationalism, Delhi High Court says The court was hearing activist Disha Ravi’s plea against three TV news channels for their coverage of her case. 20 Feb, 2021 “Print and electronic media plays a very important role in ensuring that there is no sensationalism and that they adhere to responsible journalism,” the Delhi High Court observed on Friday while hearing climate activist Disha Ravi’s petition seeking to restrain TV news channels such as India Today, News18 and Times Now from publishing “any alleged private chat...

Judge, however, allows police to hold press briefings on the case The Delhi High Court on Friday ordered the Delhi Police to ensure there was no leakage to the media of documents relating to its investigation into the FIR against climate change activist Disha Ravi, arrested in connection with the ‘toolkit’ case. Justice Prathiba M. Singh, however, said the Delhi Police could conduct press briefings on the case “as per law and its office memorandum, so long as no rights of the individuals are violated”. The High Court’s direction came on Ms. Ravi’s plea seeking to restrain Delhi po...