India: Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology extended consultation on Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Second Amendment Rules 2026

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Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology extended consultation on Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Second Amendment Rules 2026

On 21 April 2026, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology extended the consultation deadline on the draft Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Second Amendment Rules 2026 to 7 May 2026, having…

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

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2026-03-30
in consultation

On 30 March 2026, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) opened a consultat…

2026-04-14
processing consultation

On 14 April 2026, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) closes the consult…

2026-04-21
in consultation

On 21 April 2026, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology extended the consultation …

2026-05-07
processing consultation

On 7 May 2026, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology closes the consultation on th…