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| 02 March, 2021, 11:47 PM IST | E-Paper
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    View: The good, the not-so-good and the bad in India's new social media rules

    It is good to see India act proactively driving a regulatory framework for responsible build and use of tech.

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    The Intermediary and Digital Media Ethics Code, 2021, that GoI recently announced is a step in the right direction. It helps users with grievance redressal, fake news and online safety. It increases the onus of accountability on social media platforms on the transparency of privacy policies and user agreements.

    A few years ago, no crystal ball-gazing could have predicted the hyperdata and information explosion era we live in. With the ability to share information, shape perspectives and build communities, our lives today revolve around the internet and the always-connected world. With 700 million internet users in India, the power of the internet economy is very visible in every sphere of life. Hence, it raises the imperative for trust and ethics, and
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