Under these rules, social media platforms and intermediaries will be deprived of the protection of the safe harbour principle if they fail to comply with government orders.
Author
Hemendra Singh, Assistant Lecturer, Jindal Global Law School, O.P. Jindal Global University, Sonipat, Haryana, India
Summary
The Information Technology Amendment Rules of 2023 grant the union government the authority to remove any online content pertaining to its business that it deems to be false or misleading.
Under these rules, social media platforms and intermediaries will be deprived of the protection of the safe harbour principle if they fail to comply with government orders.
The use of vague and broad wording “in respect of any business” raises concerns over its chilling effect on the right to freedom of speech and expression.
Published in: Economic & Political Weekly
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