About: The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) introduced new rules under the Information Technology Act, 2000, to monitor social media and digital media platforms. These new rules are called The Information Technology (Guidelines for Intermediaries and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021. These guidelines serve two main and important purposes:
- To increase accountability of social media platforms to prevent their misuse and abuse
- To empower users of social media by establishing a three-tier redressal mechanism for efficient grievance resolution.
