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Facebook Photo Credit: Silverscreen Media Library The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MEITy) and the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (I&B) announced the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules 2021 on February 25 directed towards regulating content of social media and OTT platforms. While the draft policy released on February 24 focused on proposing the setting up of a three-tier regulatory system, the press release emphasises on social media. OTT and digital news media are to be put under self-regulation and social media, under proper check to prevent the spread of fake news. After elaborate...
