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India: New regulatory categorisation in Information Technology Rules 2021

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Current status

adopted

26 Feb 2021 adopted

Scope

Implementers

India

Policy Area

Authorisation, registration and licensing

Policy Instrument

Business registration requirement

Regulated Economic Activity

platform intermediary: user-generated content

Government Branch

executive

Government Body

central government

Implementation Level

national

Timeline of events

26 Feb 2021

adopted

Adoption of regulatory category for social media intermediaries in notification on the Information Technology Rules 2021

The India Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology adopted a notification regarding the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021. The notification specifies that the new regulatory category…

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Event type order

Action type adoption

Government branch executive

Government body central government

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in force

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