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

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The Madras High Court became the second High Court in the country to stay provisions of the 2021 IT Rules that introduced a three-tier mechanism for media regulation.

"Prima facie there is substance that the oversight mechanism to control the media by the government may rob the media of its independence and the fourth pillar of the democracy may not be there at all," the Madras High Court said.

Coercive Application Of IT Rules Against Intermediaries Violate Article 19(1)(a); Oversight Mechanism Robs Media Of Independence : Madras High Court

The Madras High Court on Thursday

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New law for social media companies in the works

New Delhi: The Union government is considering bringing in a separate law to make social media companies accountable for what they publish as it looks to revise definitions of what constitutes intermediaries and social media firms, people familiar with the matter said

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New IT rules: Social media companies could lose shield over content | India News - Times of India

India News: NEW DELHI: Amendments being brought to the country's IT laws will mandate strict government scrutiny of top social media players such as Twitter, Face.

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Google opposes Facebook-backed proposal for self-regulatory body in India -sources

Google has grave reservations about developing a self-regulatory body for the social media sector in India to hear user complaints, though the proposal has support from Facebook and Twitter , sources with knowledge of the discussions told Reuters.

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He was reading that. Right?