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Pradeep Kumar

26/02/21 10:00 AM IST

Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code Rules 2021

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

Highlights
  • 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.
Background
  • The Digital India programme has now become a movement which is empowering common Indians with the power of technology.
  • The extensive spread of mobile phones, Internet etc. has also enabled many social media platforms to expand their footprints in India.
  • Common people are also using these platforms in a very significant way. Some portals, which publish analysis about social media platforms.
  • These social platforms have enabled common Indians to show their creativity, ask questions, be informed and freely share their views, including criticism of the Government and its functionaries.
Issue
  • Proliferation of social media,on one hand empowers the citizens then on the other hand gives rise to some serious concerns and consequences which have grown manifold in recent years.
  • These concerns have been raised from time to time in various forums including in the Parliament and its committees, judicial orders and in civil society deliberations in different parts of country.
  • Such concerns are also raised all over the world and it is becoming an international issue.
Source: PIB

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