India: Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology Notification of Significant Social Media Intermediary Threshold under Information Technology Rules 2021
Progress
Current status
adopted
26 Feb 2021 adopted
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
central government
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology adopted Notification of Significant Social Media Intermediary Threshold under Information Technology Rules 2021
On 26 February 2021, the India Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology adopted a notification under the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 specifying the threshold for a social media…
Event type
order
Action type
adoption
Government branch
executive
Government body
central government