If this is true, social media companies have to offer a mechanism for users to prove their identities and display that verification publicly.
Offering an identity-verification option may require social media platforms to make a lot of changes in terms of technology stack and policy issues.
The government was earlier said to be mulling bringing Aadhaar into the equation by linking the 12-digit unique ID to social media accounts.
The Data Protection Bill (DPB) was proposed to the government of India in July 2018 by a nine-member expert committee headed by Justice BN Srikrishna.
Earlier, MeitY minister of state Sanjay Dhotre said that the DPB would categorise personal data into three categories: personal data, sensitive personal data, and critical personal data. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1575610206.1382318/Will-Data-Protection-Bill-Make-Identity-Verification-Mandatory-For-Social-Media-Users??ref=audio_experience