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India social media laws would impose burdensome regulations
- Friday | 22nd February, 2019
Social media giant Facebook this month said it is toughening its advertising policies to create more transparency ahead of the vote. The draft rules have prompted intense lobbying by technology companies, which say the proposals “impose burdensome obligations”. MUMBAI (Reuters) – India will hold wide consultations with internet companies before finalising rules to regulate content on social media but will not hold back from framing laws that safeguard national interest, the country’s technology minister said. “As a minister, I want to assure that a social media company shall not be allowed to abuse the data of Indians to influence elections,” Prasad said. The draft rules also come at a time when India, the world’s largest democracy, heads for a general election before May and social media becomes a hotbed for circulation of fake political news.
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