Centre Asks Digital Platforms To Submit Compliance Status Within 15 Days

SUMMARY

The Ministry of Information & Broadcasting said that a total of around 60 publishers and their associations have informed the ministry that they have already initiated the process of formation of self-regulatory bodies

Social media companies and intermediaries have to submit names and contact details of the chief compliance officer, nodal contact person, grievance redressal officer as well as the physical contact address related to the intermediary

The new rules were notified in February this year, and besides social media intermediaries, it also covers digital media and online curated content

The Centre has written to the OTT and digital media platforms to furnish all details and their compliance status as per the new IT rules within 15 days. In a notice dated May 26, the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting attached three separate forms for OTT platforms print or TV outlets with digital channels and digital-only news websites and asked them to furnish information under Rule 18 of the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021.

In its notice to the platforms, the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting said that a total of around 60 publishers and their associations have informed the ministry that they have already initiated the process of formation of self-regulatory bodies under the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Codes) Rules, 2021.