India: MeitY grievance appellate committee investigations under Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules
Progress
Current status
under investigation
02 Aug 2024 under investigation
Scope
Implementers
India
Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
other regulatory body
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Issued MeitY grievance appellate committee report on social media intermediary obligations and concluded cases
On 2 August 2024, the Ministry for Electronic & Information Technology (MeitY) reported that under the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 (IT Rules), intermediaries, including significant socia…
SourceEvent type
investigation
Action type
interim ruling
Government branch
executive
Government body
other regulatory body