To forbid the unethical use of social media platforms, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (‘MeIT’) had recently strengthened the existing guidelines and notified the new guidelines under Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 (‘IT Rules 2021’). This week’s podcast talks about the salient features of these guidelines and the shortcomings coupled with it.  

Audio Source: An article published on the L&S website in March 2021: https://lakshmisri.com/insights/articles/strike-one-on-social-media-platforms-the-new-guidelines-and-what-they-mean/#  

Authors: Dinesh Babu Eedi, Joint Partner (L&S), and Manasa Tantravahi, Associate (L&S)  

Voice: Sahana Rajkumar, Principal Associate (L&S)  

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