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The government said there have been "past incidents of disinformation on digital media leading to disturbance of public order"
The Centre has claimed that the regulation of media content in the electronic form is well within the scope of the IT Act
The new rules, the govt claims, do not provide any additional restrictions apart from what is already prohibited by existing statutes.
The government on Thursday unveiled new policies for social media and over the top (OTT) platforms. In a press conference, IT minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said that the new guidelines will keep an eye on the web content/OTT content and empower social media users.
Union Ministers Ravi Shankar Prasad and Prakash Javadekar announced the new Digital Media Ethics Code.
This new document mentions section 87 of the IT Act, 2000 which offers the government powers to make such rules.
When quizzed about censorship on content available on OTT platforms, Javadekar added that "we are trusting self-regulation' on OTT.
The government also announced new guidelines to curb the misuse of social media platforms.
Ravi Shankar Prasad's press conference Guidelines for Social Media and the Code of Ethics for Digital Media and OTT Platform.
The government on Thursday said that social media is welcome to do business in India but there should be no double standards and that it will have to comply with the rules and regulations issued from time to time so that its misuse can be prevented. The government also announced new guidelines to curb the misuse of social media platforms.
The Centre has decided that digital media companies which have more than 26% FDI will have to reduce it to 26%.
The Centre has set a deadline till October next year for the compliance.
The new rules will help the government to monitor foreign companies.
The Centre on Wednesday (September 16) suggested the Supreme Court (SC) to look into regulating digital media before electronic media if it wants to lay down guidelines for media in the country.
The Centre told the top court that digital media has more reach and impact that TV media.
The government also said there is "sufficient framework and judgments" on electronic media and print media.
Government said that the changes in FDI policy will result in making India a more attractive FDI destination, leading to benefits of increased investments, employment and growth.
It is to be noted that 26% FDI is already allowed in print media sector and 49% FDI is permitted in broadcasting content services, both through the government approval route.
The 16th national reading report of China, released in April, found that 26.2 per cent of young Chinese under 18 listened to audiobooks in 2018, marking a new growth point, Xinhua news agency reported.
Almost 70 percent of automobile sales -- translating into transactions worth about USD 40 billion -- in India would be "digitally influenced" by 2020 from the current USD 18 billion, a report today said.
The average data consumption is projected to reach 7-10 GB per user per month by 2020.
Nawazuddin Siddiqui credits his acting skills to his training at the National School of Drama.
An eminent Indian-American digital media expert has been named by New York Mayor Bill de Blasio as the city's new Chief Digital Officer to focus on promoting access to local government through technology and support the its tech ecosystem.
Parents' fears about their teenagers' heavy use of cell phones and social media may be exaggerated as the youngsters' online worlds may be an extension of their offline lives, a new study suggests.
Digital media has become an effective platform for the government to communicate to a wide audience, I&B Minister Arun Jaitley today said.
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