Why Social Medias Need To Be Regulated In India?
See, this is one of the most hot and controversial topic in the India right now. Few days ago, GOI sent a show cause notice to big social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, Google to show the reason of not being able to comply with the new rules and regulations under IT Act( Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) 2021. Under these guidelines, the OTT platforms (Netflix, Amazon Prime, Disney+ Hotstar)and Social Media platforms like( Fb, Twitter, Instagram, Whatsapp, Google, Sharechat) are to be held responsible for the content posted by the users on their platform.So they need to regulate the contents on their platforms strictly. According to guidelines, the platforms will need to disclose the first originator of a mischievous tweet or message. Those can be in relation to the sovereignty of India, the security of the state, relations with foreign states, rape, etc. Moreover, in a move that caused a stir, the government ordered that social media platforms