India will ensure internet isn't dominated by big corporates: Chandrasekhar

Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar was responding to a question from Facebook India head Ajit Mohan on where the private sector fits into the govt's digitalisation push

The Indian government will be ‘very careful’ about ensuring that the Internet remains free and open in terms of competitive pressures, and is not dominated by big corporations, Union minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar said at Meta’s (formerly Facebook) Fuel for India 2021 event on Wednesday.

“Over time, we have realised that the internet, like any other space, also has its challenges — that the bad creeps in along with the good. What we want is not just to connect a billion Indians, but that the internet should continue to be open,” Chandrasekhar, the Minister of State for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship and