Amid reports of internet media companies shutting down in the country, Facebook’s big statement said – will accept rules
New Delhi: With the deadline to follow the rules set for all the foreign internet media companies operating in the country, Facebook has made a big statement in this matter. The company has said that it will abide by the provisions of the IT rules and some issues are under negotiation. According to the news agency, a Facebook spokesperson said that our goal is to follow the provisions of the IT rules and continue to discuss some issues that require talking with the government.
We aim to comply with the provisions of the IT rules and continue to discuss a few of the issues which need more engagement with the government. Pursuant to the IT rules, we are working to implement operational processes and improve efficiencies: Facebook spokesperson
Significantly, in February, the central government had instructed social media companies to follow certain rules. For this, companies were given a period of three months, the period of which is to be completed on May 26, ie tomorrow. These companies have not yet followed the rules of the Center, due to which their services were being speculated to be closed in the country.
On 25 February 2021, by the Central Government, the Ministry of Electronics and IT was given the responsibility of deploying Greaves Officer, Compliance Officer, Nodal Officer within three months to regulate digital content and all of them to be in India. was supposed. Under the order given by the Center, companies will have to appoint a Compliance Officer and their name and contact address should be of India, things like the system of redressal of grievances within 15 days, the general arrangement like monitoring objectionable posts Contains.
According to the new rules, internet media platforms must remove objectionable content within 36 hours following a government directive or legal order. The new rules state that all arbitrators, including social media intermediaries, should establish a grievance redressal mechanism for receiving or resolving complaints from users or victims. Compliance requirements of the new IT Rule 2021 have been met only by domestic micro-blogging platform Koo. Koo said it has also implemented a grievance redressal mechanism supported by an Indian resident Chief Compliance Officer, Nodal Officer, and Grevens Officer.
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