India: New regulatory categorisation in Information Technology Rules 2021
Progress
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
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…
SourceEvent type
order
Action type
adoption
Government branch
executive
Government body
central government