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Self-regulation by social media companies a positive step: Legal experts

'Tactical move by govt in terms of dealing with policy, regulatory challenges'

Rajeev Chandrasekhar
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The minister was of the opinion that since there is no self-regulatory mechanism, the ministry is open to the idea if the industry and social media platforms come up with their own regulation.

Shivani Shinde Mumbai
The recent comments by Minister of State (MoS) for Electronics and Information Technology (IT) Rajeev Chandrasekhar that the IT ministry will be open to the creation of a self-regulatory grievance redress appellate body by social media companies is a positive step by the government, observed legal experts.

The MoS further clarified that this body will be in place of the government’s proposed grievance redress committee from the amendment.

An attempt made to reach out to Big Tech players, such as Google, Meta, and Twitter, failed to elicit a response. Meanwhile, the legal fraternity believes that with all the back and forth and