India: Adoption of Information Technology Rules 2021 including content moderation requirement
Description
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…
Scope
Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government