Govt likely to set up social media grievance panels in 90 days
MeitY has reportedly pushed for a three-member grievance appellate committee
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Recap: The Week That Was
We bring you a roundup of the news that made headlines this past week
Google struck down 1.54 lakh pieces of content in May, June in India
After having received 71,148 complaints from Indian users, the tech giant mostly weeded out content related to copyright infringement issues
ASCI processes 80+ complaints against potential violators under its gaming guidelines
Around 75% of the complaints were from end consumers, while the rest were taken up suo motu by ASCI
ASCI probed complaints against 363 ads in June-July
There has been a flood of advertisements with dubious claims about COVID-19 cures and preventions, says ASCI Chairman Subhash Kamath
Government disapproves of IAMAI's self-regulatory model for OTT: Report
In a letter to IAMAI, the I&B Ministry wrote that it cannot support the proposed model citing lack of independent third-party monitoring, conflict of interest and other issues
ASCI upholds complaints against 208 ads
Out of the 342 advertisements probed by ASCI, 110 advertisements have been withdrawn
ASCI upholds complaints against 248 advertisements
While most of the ads were evaluated for making misleading claims, the Consumer Complaints Council also upheld complaints against a couple of advertisements for encouraging disregard to safety
ASCI raps 344 ads for misleading consumers, 80 withdrawn by advertisers
In the Consumer Complaints Council deliberations, the most common complaint was that the ads misled and exploited consumers’ lack of knowledge