India: Content moderation rules in Information Technology Rules 2021
Progress
Current status
adopted
25 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
Adoption of Information Technology Rules 2021 including content moderation requirement
The India Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology adopted the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 which include the requirement for "significant social media intermediaries" to modera…
SourceEvent type
order
Action type
adoption
Government branch
executive
Government body
central government