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Twitter, Facebook, Others Will Have to Abide by Local Laws, Says Minister
The new amendments to IT rules impose a legal obligation on social media companies to take all out efforts to prevent barred content and misinformation, the government said on Saturday making it clear that platforms such as Twitter and Facebook operating in India will have to abide by local laws and constitutional rights of Indian users. The minister said that lakhs of messages around unresolved user complaints reflected the "broken" grievance redressal mechanism currently being offered by platforms, and added that while it will partner with social media companies towards common goal of ensuring Internet remains open, safe and trusted for Indians, the government will not hesitate to act, crackdown, where public interest is compromised. The internet is evolving, as will the laws. Intermediaries have to make efforts that no unlawful content is posted on platform," the minister said. The panels will not have suo moto powers. Gaana, JioSaavn, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, What are the best smartphones you can buy in India under Rs. Source - Gadget 360 #facebook #twitter #socialmedia
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