India
oi-Briti Roy Barman
New Delhi, Feb 11: Amid an intensified row with Twitter over the fate of a number of tweets and accounts, the Centre on Thursday has prepared draft rules to regulate social media, streaming and OTT (Over The Top) platforms, and news-related sites.
As per reports, the rules of the Centre call for a self-regulatory mechanism that will include a code of ethics and compliance reports.
The draft regulations from the Centre mention the need for a chief compliance officer who will respond on a 24×7 basis to any complaint from law enforcement.
Moreover, there will be portal dedicated to grievance redressal and an oversight mechanism.
The oversight mechanism will be developed by the government, which will “coordinate adherence to Code of Ethics by publishers and self-regulating bodies”.
Even though the draft rules don’t mention any punishment, it clearly,…