Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules

Citation

Government of India, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code Rules (Feb. 25, 2021).

Overview

This publication provides rules for social intermediaries on the removal of content, maintenance of records, and responses to user complaints; for large social media intermediaries, establishes local presence requirements and requires firms to publish monthly compliance reports, identify the first originator of content, and use automated tools to identify certain types of illegal content.

Source

• Foreign Censorship, Part 1: Policies and Practices Affecting U.S. Businesses, at 16.