| Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code | |
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| Citation | via The Gazette of India |
| Commenced | 25 February 2024 |
| Introduced by | Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology |
| Status: In force | |
The Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 is secondary or subordinate legislation that suppresses India's Intermediary Guidelines Rules 2011.[a][1][2] The 2021 rules have stemmed from section 87 of the Information Technology Act, 2000 and are a combination of the draft Intermediaries Rules, 2018 and the OTT Regulation and Code of Ethics for Digital Media.[3][4][5]
The Central Government of India along with the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) and the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) have coordinated in the development of the rules.[6]
Intermediaries had until 25 May 2021 to comply with the rules.[7]
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- ^ "Latest Draft Intermediary Rules: Fixing big tech, by breaking our digital rights?". Internet Freedom Foundation. 25 February 2021. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
- ^ The Information Technology [Intermediaries Guidelines (Amendment) Rules] 2018. Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Government of India.
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