Online platforms to remove fake content flagged by govt: New IT draft rules

This includes information found to be false by fact-checking unit at Press Information Bureau

Online platforms in India must remove content flagged as fake or false by the central government’s fact-checking mechanisms, according to the revised draft amendments to the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021.
 

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) on Tuesday released the revised draft IT Rules days after introducing amendments related to online gaming companies. The ministry has invited feedback on the draft amendments by January 25.
 

The rules require all platforms acting as intermediaries between users and the Internet to ensure some due diligence while hosting content. These rules apply to social