Government notifies Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules 2021

Category : Politics & Social | Sub Category : Social Posted on 2021-02-25 17:43:35

Government notifies Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules 2021

Social media platforms welcome to do business in India but they need to follow the Constitution and laws of India

Social media platform can certainly be used for asking questions and criticise

Social media platforms have empowered ordinary users but they need accountability against its misuse and abuse

The new Rules empower ordinary users of social media, embodying a mechanism for redressal and timely resolution of their grievance

Rules about digital media and OTT focuses more on in house and self-regulation mechanism whereby a robust grievance redressal mechanism has been provided while upholding journalistic and creative freedom

The proposed framework is progressive, liberal and contemporaneous

It seeks to address peoples’ varied concerns while removing any misapprehension about curbing creativity and freedom of speech and expression

The guidelines have been framed keeping in mind the difference between viewership in a theatre and television as compared to to watching it on Internet