Amendment of intermediary guidelines aimed at protection of online users: IT Minister
2 years, 1 month ago

Amendment of intermediary guidelines aimed at protection of online users: IT Minister

The Hindu  

IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has said the latest amendment of intermediary guidelines is focused on protection of online users. The comment came as the government on Friday notified new rules under which it will set up appellate panels to settle grievances that users may have against decisions of social media platforms like Twitter and Facebook on hosting contentious content. Soon after the tweaks in IT rules were notified on Friday, Mr. Vaishnaw said, “The focus of the amendment of intermediary guidelines is on the protection of online users. "The Central government shall, by notification, establish one or more grievance appellate committees within three months from the date of commencement of the Information Technology Amendment Rules, 2022," the notification said.

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Portal opened for complaints against decisions of social media platforms
1 year, 9 months ago

Portal opened for complaints against decisions of social media platforms

The Hindu  

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology on February 28 launched the Grievance Appellate Committee portal under the IT Rules, 2021, allowing people who are dissatisfied with complaints to social media companies on content takedown requests, to be heard by one of three Committees constituted by the government. The Information Technology Rules, 2021 were amended last year to require social …

Grievance Appellate Committees to handle user complaints against social media firms from March 1: IT Ministry
1 year, 10 months ago

Grievance Appellate Committees to handle user complaints against social media firms from March 1: IT Ministry

The Hindu  

The Grievance Appellate Committees set up by the government to look into users' complaints against large social media companies such as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram will commence operation from March 1, the Ministry of Electronics and IT said on January 28. "Users will have the option to appeal against the decision of the grievance officer of the social media intermediaries …

New Appellate Body, 72-Hour Deadline, Respect for 3 Key Rights: Deep Dive Into India's New IT Rules
2 years, 1 month ago

New Appellate Body, 72-Hour Deadline, Respect for 3 Key Rights: Deep Dive Into India's New IT Rules

News 18  

The Government of India this week notified rules under which it will set up appellate panels to redress grievances that users may have against decisions of social media platforms like Twitter and Facebook on hosting contentious content. Those dissatisfied with the decisions of social media companies’ grievance officers may file an appeal with a GAC under the Information Technology Amendment …

Centre to form panels in three months to hear appeals on social media posts
2 years, 1 month ago

Centre to form panels in three months to hear appeals on social media posts

The Hindu  

Social media users will now have the option to appeal against the grievance redressal process of the platforms such as Twitter, Facebook and YouTube, before an appellate panel formed by the government, with the Centre notifying the amendments to the IT intermediary rules on October 28. “The Central Government shall, by notification, establish one or more Grievance Appellate Committees within …

Centre to set up panels to hear complaints over social media content moderation
2 years, 1 month ago

Centre to set up panels to hear complaints over social media content moderation

India Today  

The Centre today notified the rules under which it will set up appellate panels to redress grievances that users may have against decisions of social media platforms like Twitter and Facebook on hosting contentious content. Grievance Appellate Committee has been introduced for hearing appeals against decisions of Grievance Officer appointed by the intermediary.#IntermediaryGuidelinesAmendment — Ashwini Vaishnaw October 28, 2022 According …

Centre amends IT Rules, makes mandatory for Twitter, Facebook others to comply with Constitution
2 years, 1 month ago

Centre amends IT Rules, makes mandatory for Twitter, Facebook others to comply with Constitution

India TV News  

Highlights Grievance Appellate Committees will have different panels to listen to the users' complaints Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, others will have to follow Indian constitution Three-member Grievance Appellate Committee will be set in three months Centre amends IT rules: The Centre on Friday amended IT Rules making it mandatory for intermediaries like Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, and other social media …

Scaling The Diameter Of Censorship Laws In India And The Proposed Amendments To The IT Rules, 2021
2 years, 5 months ago

Scaling The Diameter Of Censorship Laws In India And The Proposed Amendments To The IT Rules, 2021

Live Law  

Censorship ends up becoming a tool for moral policing that controls other people's lives rather than concerning itself with larger public issues. This makes censorship legislation prone to misuse.1 Particularly in India, censorship laws take everything that comes in public domain – Thus, there have been several instances when speeches and other forms of public expression have been removed from …

Panel to hear appeals on social media posts
2 years, 6 months ago

Panel to hear appeals on social media posts

The Hindu  

The government has proposed a new panel that will have the power to overturn the decisions related to content moderation/takedown of social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube, following appeals by users. As per the draft of the proposed amendments to the IT Rules, 2021, the Central government will constitute one or more ‘Grievance Appellate Committees’ or appellate …

New IT rules will ensure user protection, safer social media ecosystem, says Ashwini Vaishnaw
3 years, 5 months ago

New IT rules will ensure user protection, safer social media ecosystem, says Ashwini Vaishnaw

Firstpost  

The new information and technology minister’s statement comes as Twitter India on Sunday inched towards fully complying with the IT rules by appointing Vinay Prakash as the resident grievance officer New Delhi: IT and communications minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Sunday said the new information technology rules are empowering and protecting users. The new IT rules will ensure a safer and …

Legal Protection of Twitter as Intermediary is Not Absolute, It is Compliance-oriented
3 years, 6 months ago

Legal Protection of Twitter as Intermediary is Not Absolute, It is Compliance-oriented

News 18  

There is an ongoing debate on whether Twitter has lost its intermediary status or the protection granted to intermediaries under the Indian law. Social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter, instant messaging service like WhatsApp and search engine giant Google are called intermediaries, as per the definition provided under Section 2 of the Information Technology Act. Other Tech Giant May …

What Is The Newly Notified Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines And Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021.?
3 years, 9 months ago

What Is The Newly Notified Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines And Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021.?

Live Law  

The government on 25th February notified about the Information Technology Rules, 2021 at a press conference with the presence of Prakash Javedkar and Ravi Shankar Prasad which aims to regulate social media, digital media and OTT Platforms. Also, they borrowed most of the rules from an existing regulation controlling and governing the television media which includes the grievance redressal mechanism. …

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