Abusive content: Social media cos could lose immunity under IT act
As per reports, Minister of State for IT, Electronics Rajeev Chandreshkar has said the govt intends to bring provisions that could make social media giants liable for punishment under the penal code
Social media companies are likely to not enjoy immunity under the IT act if they fail to put curbs on content that is abusive, hurts religious sentiments or spreads misinformation, media networks have reported.
Minister of state for IT, Electronics Rajeev Chandreshkar has said in an interview that the government intends to bring provisions that could make social media giants liable for punishment under the penal code.
"We are extremely disappointed by the response of YouTube even on serious and heinous aspects such as child sexual abuse content," Chandreshkar was quoted as saying.
