New Digital Rules For Social Media

IT minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said that Twitter had deliberately defied and failed to comply with the country's new IT rules, that became effective in late May.

Twitter has been given “one last notice” to “immediately” comply with the new IT rules for digital media by the government that has said a failure to adhere to the norms will lead to the platform losing exemption from liability under the IT Act.

Twitter has been given a final chance to appoint India-based officers following the country's new rules for social media companies failing which it will face "consequences", the government said on Saturday amid an escalating standoff with the platfor

Twitter was told by the Delhi High Court on Monday that it has to comply with the new Information Technology Rules for digital media if they have not been stayed. While Twitter claimed before the court that it has complied with the rules and appointed a resident grievance officer, the central government disputed the claim.

IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Thursday said WhatsApp users have nothing to fear about new social media rules, that are designed to prevent abuse and misuse of platforms, and offer users a robust forum for grievance redressal.

Online news publishers and OTT platforms have been given 15 days by the Information and the Broadcasting ministry to provide details on compliance with the new digital media rules issued in February.

Google is committed to complying with local laws and engages constructively with governments as they scrutinise and adopt regulatory frameworks to keep pace with the fast evolving technology landscape, its CEO Sundar Pichai said today.

The government asked large social media platforms to immediately report their status of compliance with the new digital rules. In a note to “significant social media intermediaries,” the IT Ministry said the additional due diligence required from such large digital platforms has come into effect.

Criticising the new intermediary rules for social media as "draconian", the Congress on Wednesday demanded that the government shed its "Big Daddy" approach and not stifle free speech and expression which are like oxygen in a democracy.

The government on Wednesday wrote to major social media platforms on whether they had complied with new digital rules taking effect on the day and asked for their response "ASAP, preferably today".

New rules governing social media companies in India will make it hard for the firms to operate and give authorities the power to censor Internet users, campaigners warned after WhatsApp reportedly filed a suit against the Indian government.

The centre informed the Supreme Court on Tuesday that the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 put in place an institutional mechanism for adherence of Digital Media Ethics Code by the OTT platforms.

Delhi High Court has sought the Centre's response on a petition challenging the new Information Technology rules that seek to regulate digital news media. The court has listed the plea filed by Quint for further hearing on April 16.

The government today announced new rules to regulate digital content and establish what it called a "soft touch progressive institutional mechanism with level-playing field" featuring a Code of Ethics and a three-tier grievance redressal framework for news sites and OTT platforms. The rules will empower users of social media, said Union IT Minister...

IT minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said that Twitter had deliberately defied and failed to comply with the country's new IT rules, that became effective in late May.

Twitter has been given “one last notice” to “immediately” comply with the new IT rules for digital media by the government that has said a failure to adhere to the norms will lead to the platform losing exemption from liability under the IT Act.

Twitter has been given a final chance to appoint India-based officers following the country's new rules for social media companies failing which it will face "consequences", the government said on Saturday amid an escalating standoff with the platfor

Twitter was told by the Delhi High Court on Monday that it has to comply with the new Information Technology Rules for digital media if they have not been stayed. While Twitter claimed before the court that it has complied with the rules and appointed a resident grievance officer, the central government disputed the claim.

IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Thursday said WhatsApp users have nothing to fear about new social media rules, that are designed to prevent abuse and misuse of platforms, and offer users a robust forum for grievance redressal.

Online news publishers and OTT platforms have been given 15 days by the Information and the Broadcasting ministry to provide details on compliance with the new digital media rules issued in February.

Google is committed to complying with local laws and engages constructively with governments as they scrutinise and adopt regulatory frameworks to keep pace with the fast evolving technology landscape, its CEO Sundar Pichai said today.

The government asked large social media platforms to immediately report their status of compliance with the new digital rules. In a note to “significant social media intermediaries,” the IT Ministry said the additional due diligence required from such large digital platforms has come into effect.

Criticising the new intermediary rules for social media as "draconian", the Congress on Wednesday demanded that the government shed its "Big Daddy" approach and not stifle free speech and expression which are like oxygen in a democracy.

The government on Wednesday wrote to major social media platforms on whether they had complied with new digital rules taking effect on the day and asked for their response "ASAP, preferably today".

New rules governing social media companies in India will make it hard for the firms to operate and give authorities the power to censor Internet users, campaigners warned after WhatsApp reportedly filed a suit against the Indian government.

The centre informed the Supreme Court on Tuesday that the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 put in place an institutional mechanism for adherence of Digital Media Ethics Code by the OTT platforms.

Delhi High Court has sought the Centre's response on a petition challenging the new Information Technology rules that seek to regulate digital news media. The court has listed the plea filed by Quint for further hearing on April 16.

The government today announced new rules to regulate digital content and establish what it called a "soft touch progressive institutional mechanism with level-playing field" featuring a Code of Ethics and a three-tier grievance redressal framework for news sites and OTT platforms. The rules will empower users of social media, said Union IT Minister...