Against backdrop of sweeping draft amendment to India's intermediary rules, the case has broader implications for how the law governs what social media platforms host.
Audit finds that nearly 86% of operators of common services centres are earning less than Rs 500 per month, and the DoT has failed to recover Rs 107.07 crore in fines.
Draft amendments propose to extend MIB's Code of Ethics oversight to user-generated content on intermediary platforms where content is in nature of news & current affairs.
Multiple people ThePrint spoke to said those at the meeting were concerned about user liability, safe harbour protections and expanding government powers proposed in the draft.
While MeitY issued directions to platforms earlier, there was no rule-based provision that tied compliance to safe harbour. Platforms could contest or delay acting on advisories without consequence.
Panel also sharply rebuked MHA say its responses to several questions on fast-track courts, prosecution data & a unified cybercrime law were delayed, deflected or curtly dismissed.
Funds allocated have declined over the years years, while the authority's stated requirement has grown. Panel tells UIDAI that 'cost-benefit analysis must guide all new initiatives'.
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We now live in a world order that will keep shifting. India must use this window. This also means we remain disciplined enough not to be knee-jerked into reacting to what Pakistan sees as its moment in the sun.
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