His remarks came after the government notified new rules under which it would set up an appellate panel to deal with complaints that users may have against the social media platform’s decisions on hosting controversial content.
His remarks came after the government notified new rules under which it would set up an appellate panel to deal with complaints that users may have against the social media platform’s decisions on hosting controversial content.
IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnav has said Latest Revision of Arbitrator Guidelines Focuses on protecting online users.
The remarks came after the government on Friday notified a new Rules under which it shall set up the Appellate Panel To settle user complaints against decisions of social media platforms like Twitter and Facebook on hosting controversial content.
According to the gazette notification, a three-member Grievance Appeal Committee (Committees) will be constituted in three months.
Soon after the changes in IT rules were notified on Friday, Mr Vaishnav said, “The focus of the amendment in the Intermediate Guidelines is on the safety of online users.
“The law of the land is supreme. intermediary to ensure access to its services for all users and to respect their rights under the Constitution of India,” he said.
As per the latest amendments, appellate committees will be able to review content moderation and other decisions of social media companies like Meta and Twitter.
“The Central Government shall, within three months from the date of commencement of the Information Technology (Intermediate Guidelines and Digital Media Code of Conduct) Amendment Rules, 2022, by notification, constitute one or more Grievance Appellate Committees,” the notification said.
Each Grievance Appeal Committee shall consist of a Chairperson and two whole-time members appointed by the Central Government, of whom one shall be an ex-officio member and two shall be independent members.