India: Grievance Appellate Committees (GACs)
Progress
Current status
in force
01 Mar 2023 in force
28 Jan 2023 adopted
Scope
Implementers
India
Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation authority governance
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Implemented operation of Grievance Appellate Committees (GACs) online platform
On 1 March 2023, the online platform established by the Ministry of Electronics and IT of India for the Grievance Appellate Committees (GACs) based on recent amendments to the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics …
SourceEvent type
order
Action type
implementation
Government branch
executive
Government body
central government
Established Grievance Appellate Committees (GACs)
On 28 January 2023, the Ministry of Electronics and IT of India established three Grievance Appellate Committees (GACs) based on recent amendments to the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules 2021. Unde…
SourceEvent type
order
Action type
adoption
Government branch
executive
Government body
central government