Social media rules are all set to change, Centre to set up grievance appellate committee
The Centre is planning to set up a grievance appellate committee to look into appeals filed by individuals against decisions of grievance officers of social media platforms.
Jun 02, 2022, 18:09 PM IST
Twitter seeks more time from government to comply with new IT rules
In its notice, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) had said that Twitter's refusal to comply with the rules demonstrated the micro-blogging site's "lack of commitment and efforts towards providing a safe experience for the people of India on its platform".
Jun 07, 2021, 20:33 PM IST
Explained: What does Section 79 of IT Act mean for social media intermediaries?
What has caught the attention of people is the term ‘safe harbour’ which is basically if these social media platforms don’t comply with the new rules, their indemnity will be taken away under Section 79 of the Information Technology Act.
May 28, 2021, 23:03 PM IST
Who's the first originator? Know all about it as Centre unveils tougher rules for social media
As per the new rules, social media intermediaries have to appoint a grievance officer, who shall register complaints in 24 hours. The grievance redressal official must be resident in India, and monthly compliance reports will have to be filed by social media platforms. "The rules prescribe due diligence that must be followed by intermediaries, including social media intermediaries," as per an official statement.
Feb 25, 2021, 16:59 PM IST
