India: Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology Guidelines on due diligence by intermediaries and platforms under the Information Technology Act, 2000 and Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021.

Progress

Current status
adopted
15 Mar 2024 adopted

Scope

Implementers
India
Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
platform intermediary: e-commerce
platform intermediary: other
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government
Implementation Level
national

Timeline of events

15 Mar 2024
adopted

Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology adopted Guidelines on due diligence by intermediaries and platforms under the Information Technology Act, 2000 and Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021

On 15 March 2024, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) adopted a Guideline requiring all intermediaries and platforms to strengthen due diligence under the Information Technology Act, 2000 and the Intermediary Guidelines an…

Source
Event type order
Action type adoption
Government branch executive
Government body central government