TheIndiangovernmentrecentlyannounced a newsetofinformationtechnologyrulesitcannowmorestrictlyregulatessocialmediacontent, digitalnewsandstreaminggiantssuchasNetflix.
Themostimportantaspectoftheseregulationsistheimpositionof a particularsectionintheIndianInformationTechnologyAct, whichallowsthegovernmentofIndiatoissueorderstocensorcontentsotheycanblockcertaincontentfornewsandkindofprezentities, whichtheydidnothavethepowertodobeforetheserulescameabout.
So I absolutelyagreewithyouthat, um I thinkthey'reabsolutelyItisnecessarytocombatfakenewsand a lotofthings, but, um, I thinkthey'rethey'rebalanceneedstobestruckbetweentakingdownillegitimate, um, formsofexpressionandprotectinglegitimateformsofexpression.
Whattheseruleshavedoneessentiallyisthatthey'vecreated a three D R oversightmechanismoverthecontentthatispostedonallplatformsandondigitalnewsmediaplatformswherethefirstyearis.
Theseplatformsthemselveswillhave a grievanceaddressingmechanismandinthesecondyear, whileitisframedas a selfregulatorymechanism, where, UMwheretheseentitieswillgettogetherandtheywillform a selfregulatorybodyfromamongstthemselves.
Thegovernmentexercises a greatamountofcontroloverthesecondyearbecausethegovernmentisretainsfinalapprovalovertheappointmentsthatareinthisselfregulatorybodyandinthethirdyearit's thegovernment, itsaid.
Nowwhatthisthree d a mechanismthathavejustdistributedoesisthatitretainsfinalapprovalandfinalsayoverwhatsortofcontentcanbeorcannotbehostedbyUtdplatformssuchasNetflixandprimeordigitalnewsmediawebsites.