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Govt-appointed appellate panels to be set up in 3 months for resolving social media users’ grievances

Govt-appointed appellate panels to be set up in 3 months for resolving social media users’ grievances

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The government on Friday tweaked IT rules to pave way for setting up of grievance appellate panels, which will settle issues that users may have against the way social media platforms initially addressed their complaints regarding content and other matters. These committees will be able to review content moderation decisions by social media companies like […]

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Grievance panels for social media: Govt to go ahead despite concerns

Grievance panels for social media: Govt to go ahead despite concerns

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The Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) has received final approval from the Department of Legal Affairs over its proposal to create government-appointed bodies that will be empowered to review and possibly reverse content moderation and user grievance decisions taken by social media companies like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube, The Indian Express has learnt. The […]

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1482 websites were blocked by IT Ministry in 2022, RTI reveals

1482 websites were blocked by IT Ministry in 2022, RTI reveals

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A total of 1,482 websites or URLs were blocked by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeiTY) from January to March 2022, revealed an RTI query filed by Software Freedom Legal Central (SFLC.in), a legal policy firm. The blocked sites include all types of URLs such as webpages, websites and pages on social media […]

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US lobby groups cast doubts over independence of India content appeal panel

US lobby groups cast doubts over independence of India content appeal panel

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US lobby groups representing Facebook and Twitter are concerned India’s plan to form a government panel to hear appeals against content moderation decisions could lack independence, documents seen by Reuters show. The proposed policy change is the latest flashpoint between India and technology giants which have for years said stricter regulations are hurting their business […]

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Twitter to WhatsApp: When social media companies took on the Indian government

Twitter to WhatsApp: When social media companies took on the Indian government

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Twitter has taken legal action against the Indian government for allegedly ordering the social media platform to remove certain tweets. However, this is not the first time a social media company has sued the Indian government. In 2021, WhatsApp also filed a lawsuit in the Delhi High Court, challenging the Information Technology (IT) Rules of […]

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Social media: Appeal panels may be set up for grievances

Social media: Appeal panels may be set up for grievances

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The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has proposed the setting up of government-appointed appellate committees that will be empowered to review and possibly reverse content moderation decisions taken by social media companies like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. In a draft of proposed amendments to the Information Technology Rules 2021 (IT Rules), the MeitY […]

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Appellate panel on social media content proposed

Appellate panel on social media content proposed

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Draft comes amid Centre’s stand-off with social media platforms over content moderation, takedown Draft comes amid Centre’s stand-off with social media platforms over content moderation, takedown 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 […]

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