Discussion Information Technology (Intermediaries Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules

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Time for Another "Kadi Ninda"

 

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if diging a grave is an art then twitter officials are Picasso of it

 

[Bapun]

Twitter India interim grievance officer quits

Twitter declined to comment on the development.

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[Abhinav]

The world's big tech firms are gearing up for a massive fight with Modi’s India - ET Telecom

New IT Rules: Unlike authoritarian regimes such as Beijing, critics fear actions taken by the world’s largest democracy could offer a template for other governments to encroach on personal privacy in the name of domestic security.

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[Deep Mody]

Twitter should be accountable to Indian laws, cannot be governed by US rules: RS Prasad

New Delhi [India], July 1 (ANI): Electronics and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Wednesday said tech companies like Twitter should be accountable to India's Constitution and laws and that they should not be governed by American laws while operating in Indian territory.

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[Abhinav]

PTI challenges new digital media rules in HC, says would bring in 'era of surveillance & fear'

The news agency said the new rules for digital media will lead to violation of fundamental rights.

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[Abhinav]

Exception that has been created for Apple's iMessage also raised new questions regarding the new IT law which more or less shows how nicely and with proper discussion lawmakers implemented it. Look at some contradictions, more explained it the article

As per the new IT Rules, any social media intermediary with more than 5 million active users in India would be considered a ‘significant social media intermediary’.

Since Apple’s iMessage has more than 25 million active users in India, it was initially deemed as coming under the purview of a ‘significant social media intermediary’. Sources, however, said the Ministry reached a conclusion that since iMessage is not a standalone messaging app that can be downloaded on any device, it is not being considered as being “primarily or solely” an entity separate from Apple.

Industry sources, however, said that as per the guideline of the IT Rules, no messaging platform can be out of the purview of compliance.

“Unlike other messaging apps like, say, WhatsApp, can anyone download iMessage on their phone and use it? If that logic is to be applied, even food delivery platforms, and especially gaming platforms provide an option of chatting with other gamers. Should they also be considered a social media intermediary then? The answer is no,” a senior government official said.

Centre’s letter to Apple asking for IT Rules compliance withdrawn

Industry sources also pointed out that if Apple's iMessage is not considered a significant social media intermediary, it will also mean that the rule related to identification of the first originator of the message shall not be applicable to the company.

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[Abhinav]

Noting that the constant fear of being hauled up for contravention of the Code of Ethics is a distinct possibility now, the Court opined that such a regime would run contrary to the well-recognised Constitutional principles.

"People would be starved of the liberty of thought and feel suffocated to exercise their right of freedom of speech and expression, if they are made to live in present times of content regulation on the internet with the Code of Ethics hanging over their head as the Sword of Damocles."

Dissent in democracy vital; Code of Ethics under IT Rules 2021 a 'Sword of Damocles' hanging over people: Bombay High Court stays Rule 9

Criticism and acceptance of contra views is crucial in democracy, the Bombay High Court observed partially staying the operation of Rule 9(1) and (3) of the rec

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In an affidavit filed before the Delhi High Court, the Central Government has stated that the IT Rules 2021, notified earlier this year for regulation of online news and social media platforms, do not muffle the right to free speech in the country.

It claims that the legislative intent behind the Rules is to deter fake news, bring about self-regulation clubbed with a "co-regulatory" mechanism for grievance redressal of the general public and promotion of the right to information.

The Centre has denied the claims that the Rules have been introduced for pre-censorship/ surveillance. It states that the impugned Rules do not contain any provision for monitoring of content of the digital media publishers by the Government or any other body.

IT Rules 2021 Deter Fake News; No Chilling Effect On Free Speech : Centre Tells Delhi High Court

In an affidavit filed before the Delhi High Court, the Central Government has stated that the

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