Work on to hold social media accountable, says IT minister amid Twitter's HC move
Union IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said social media accountability has become a valid question globally and it will first start with self-regulation, then industry regulation, followed by the government's regulation.
Union IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Tuesday said rapid work was underway on how to make social media accountable.
File photo of Union minister for information and technology Ashwini Vaishnaw. (ANI )
He said social media accountability has become a valid question globally and it will first start with self-regulation, then industry regulation, followed by the government's regulation.
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“An ecosystem, thought process that social media should be held accountable, is spreading in our country as well as globally...Rapid work underway on how to make it accountable,” the IT minister was quoted as saying by news agency ANI.
"Be it any company, in any sector, they should abide by the laws of India. This is the responsibility of everyone to abide by the laws passed by Parliament," he added.
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Vaishnaw's statement on regulating social media and holding it accountable came a day when it was reported that Twitter has moved court against the Central government's orders on taking down content posted on the microblogging platform.
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Vaishnaw's statement on regulating social media and holding it accountable came a day when it was reported that Twitter has moved court against the Central government's orders on taking down content posted on the microblogging platform.
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Later, minister of state in IT department Rajeev Chandrasekhar issued a tweet saying that while all foreign internet platforms have a right to judicial review in India, all of them have equal obligation to comply with the country's rules and laws.
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“In India,all incldng foreign Internet intermediaries/platforms have right to court n judicial review. But equally ALL intermediary/platforms operating here,have unambiguous obligation to comply with our laws n rules (sic),” he wrote on Twitter.
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