Explained: Union govt’s new IT rules for social media, OTT platforms & digital news
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The Union government has laid down the rules and the framework for regulating social media companies, streaming service providers and digital news publishers. The new Information Technology (Guidelines for Intermediaries and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 will bring these organisations under a three-tier regulatory framework. The proposed new rules will cover social media companies such as Facebook and Twitter, OTT platforms such as Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hotstar etc, and also digital news publishers like The News Minute, Scroll, Quint, The Wire, Newslaundry, The Cue etc.

There are concerns over several factors including over privacy of users on social media and censorship of digital news media, which will ultimately affect citizens’ rights in India.

The Union government has laid down the rules and the framework for regulating social media companies, streaming service providers and digital news publishers. The new Information Technology (Guidelines for Intermediaries and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 will bring these organisations under a three-tier regulatory framework. The proposed new rules will cover social media companies such as Facebook and Twitter, OTT platforms such as Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hotstar etc, and also digital news publishers like The News Minute, Scroll, Quint, The Wire, Newslaundry, The Cue etc.