NEW DELHI: The government on Wednesday said that the ministry of electronics and information technology issued directions for blocking 6,775 web links in the year 2022, which include URLs (Uniform Resource Locators) for webpages, websites and content and accounts on social media platforms.
In a written reply to the Lok Sabha, junior electronics and IT minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar, however, said that the government neither controls social media intermediaries nor casts any fetters on the freedom of expression of users.
“The government does not interfere or control social media intermediaries and also does not cast any fetters on freedom of expression on their users. The IT Rules, 2021, casts specific obligations on the intermediaries that no intermediaries shall not violate the rights accorded to citizens under the Constitution,” the minister said. He also said the government’s…
In a written reply to the Lok Sabha, junior electronics and IT minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar, however, said that the government neither controls social media intermediaries nor casts any fetters on the freedom of expression of users.
“The government does not interfere or control social media intermediaries and also does not cast any fetters on freedom of expression on their users. The IT Rules, 2021, casts specific obligations on the intermediaries that no intermediaries shall not violate the rights accorded to citizens under the Constitution,” the minister said. He also said the government’s…
