Context
Recently, the Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) has notified amendments to the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021.
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Key-highlight of the Amended Rules
The safe harbour provisions have been defined under Section 79 of the IT Act, and protect social media intermediaries by giving them immunity from legal prosecution for any content posted on their platforms. |
What was the need to amend the IT Rules, 2021?
What are the amendments made?
A set of proposed amendments are can be broadly classified into two categories:
What are the additional obligations placed on the SMIs?
Role of Grievance Appellate Committees:
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