New IT Rules Guided By Public Feedback And Court Directions: Centre
By Ritika Jain The Centre told the Bombay High Court that it was guided by public interest and responsibility cast upon it to introduce the IT Rules, 2023 in response to concerns voiced by democratically elected representatives, stakeholders, judicial directions and feedback received from the general public. Growth of social media platforms and their influencing capabilities, international developments in social media regulations and the compelling need to deal with fake news and hate speech have been key reasons why IT Rules 2023 were introduced in supersession of their previous avatars, the ...