Willing to Amend IT Rules 2021 As Ecosystem Grows: MoS IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology is willing to amend the IT Rules 2021 as the ecosystem grows, said Minister of State for IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar at the open house discussion around the draft IT Intermediary Rules on June 23. But I make a solemn commitment to you that if you come back with a self-regulatory framework that works and that meets the test of transparency and accountability, we are very happy to move to that from the moment you are ready with such a framework.” However, several stakeholders during the discussion voiced objections to the ministry’s proposal that social media intermediaries notice and address user complaints within 72 hours, while others recommended that the ministry should make clear how the grievance appeal panels would operate. These amended #ITrules are aimed at increasd accounblty of platforms/intermediaries to #DigitalNagriks ie Indian ctzns It will also ensure constitutional rights of Indians Art14,Art19 n Art21 can nvr be violated by any Internet Platform in India#OSTA #DigitalIndia #NewIndia https://t.co/JxbaxcSAZV — Rajeev Chandrasekhar 🇮🇳 June 24, 2022 Meanwhile, some participants in the consultation conference recommended the government change the more comprehensive IT Act. In response, Chandrasekhar said: “Where we are today is in my opinion a mezzanine stage of where we are in the evolution of our jurisprudence, rules and laws.” As per the minister, since the IT Act is 22 years old law, “we are bolting on, retrofitting, band-aiding to get to a safer internet, and we need a new contemporary law and we are working on that”.