Parl panel questions legality of new rules for OTT, social media platforms

Some members of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology on Monday questioned the legality of new rules framed by the government to regulate OTT and social media platforms. Tightening the rules governing social media and streaming companies, the Centre had announced last month the Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code applicable on WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter, Netflix, YouTube and Amazon Prime Video among others. Top officials of the Information and Broadcasting Ministry and the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology on Monday deposed before the parliamentary panel on "intermediary guidelines in the context of examination of the subject review of functioning of Central Board of Film Certification." The panel is chaired by senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor. Some members and the chairman asked a number of questions to the officials like whether these rules are in conformity with the legal framework, sources in the panel said. MPs

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