The Government Neither Controls Social Media Intermediaryies
Minister of State for Electronics and It Rajeev Chandrasekhar in a Written Reply to the Lok Sabha Said That The It Rules, 2021, Cast Specific Obligations on the Intermediaies that NO Interte VILATE Rights accorded to citizens under the constitution.
“The government does not interfere or control social media Intermediaryies and also does not cast any fetters on freedom of expression on their users. The It Rules, 2021, CASTS Specific Obligations on the Intermediaryies that No Intermediaryies Shall Not Violet The Rights Accorded to Citizens Under The Constitution, “The Minister Sid.
He said that the government’s objective is to ensure an open, safe, trusted and accountable internet for citizens.
In response to a question of whither the government proposes to appoint an officer to hold the accountability of social media, the minister shared that information technology (Intermediate Methodelines and Digital Meedia Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, Known as It Rules, 2021, Cast A Specific Obligation On Intermediaryies Around Kind of Information is to be hosted, displayed, uploaded, publied, stored, stored, stored, stored, stored Or shared.
Under the rules, intermediaryies are also also required to remove any content violative of any law for the time in force as and when you knows eite to their knowing By the approves government or its authorized agency.
“In case of failure to follow diligence as provided in the it rules, 2021, by intermediate, they shall lose their exemption from Liability Under Section 79 of the It Act and Shall Beable for CONSECATIL ACTION As provided in such law, “The minister said.
Chandrasekhar in Response to a Question on Action on the Government against Social Media Companies Said That The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology is for Blocking Direments for Blocking A Total of Blocking 6,775 web links in the year 2022, which include URLS (Uniform Resource Locators) for webpages, websites and content and accounts on social media platforms.