Under the new rules, the timeline of stipulated 90 days for Facebook's action will start when the board takes up a case for review
Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day
New rules for digital media have troubling implications
Some say Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code Rules, 2021, leaves too many things in the hands of the central government
What sets Twitter apart from other social media and big technology firms at present is that the platform has not shied away from taking politically sensitive decisions and sticking by them
The new rules, announced last week, distinguish between 'social media intermediaries' and 'significant social media intermediaries'
Minister of State for IT Satej Patil opposed the government's regulations for social media platforms and over-the-top (OTT) players, terming them as "dictatorial" and a "threat" to the democracy
Broadly, the ASCI has proposed rules for social media influencers who promote or run paid content without adequate disclosures
Facebook and Twitter said they are studying the rules; Experts question compliance with PDP Bill
Twitter is planning a new tool to let users automatically block and mute abusive accounts.
The Cryptocurrency and Regulation of Official Digital Currency Bill, 2021 (Crypto Bill), which is included in the agenda of the Lower House of Parliament, could be introduced in the monsoon session
The "super follow" feature, which lets users charge followers for access to exclusive content, will launch this year, a spokesman said
Content depicting nudity or morphed pictures of women need to be removed within 24 hours; rules to embrace OTT players like Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hotstar
In a regulatory filing, Twitter estimated reaching at least 315 million monetizable daily active users (mDAU), or those who see ads, by the fourth quarter of 2023
While some lauded the move, companies like Google and Twitter have remained mum on the new intermediary guidelines that were announced on Thursday
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The government's new regulations for social media platforms and OTT players Thursday evoked divergent responses from legal experts
No safe harbour if due diligence not followed; platforms to remove or disable sexual content within 24 hours of complaint; Chief Compliance Officer post, monthly compliance report mandatory
Social media is empowered and welcome to do business in India, said Prasad, adding that it is also very important that users must be given a forum against abuse of social media