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Due to the largely
misunderstanding on Whatatspe, boasting over 200 million users across the
country, there have been developments due to around 40 incidents of negligence
in the country. The government is likely to present new guidelines to ensure
better compliance soon, taking action to stop the spread of rumors, or
aggressive content on its platform as well as better enforcement. The proposed
guidelines will name global Internet and social media firms, the country's
complaint officer, in response to complaints within a few hours, to ensure that
the material has been identified.
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| Government is planning new rules |
A top official told daily
that in the strict step, under Section 79 of the Information Technology Act,
notifications of fresh sections will be included under the existing
intermediary guidelines. The source said, "Guidelines have been prepared
and a law firm is presenting it, it should be out by September." However,
these guidelines were not strictly enforced. Currently, WhatsApp companies,
such as Google and Facebook, are the owners of WhatsApp, who are classified as
moderators who act as a facility and do not actively participate in creating or
modifying the information.
The official said, they will
provide us the tools to implement, yet they say that they are encrypted by the
end, so the origin of the messages can not be ascertained. "The official
said." Lawmaker Trigel's associate Rahul Maithan said, "The
government can not expect the authorities to decide on the companies within a
few weeks, some courts will take many years to decide."
The Department of Telecom
also sent a letter to the stakeholders demanding technical input on blocking
the application under the provisions of Section 69A of the Information
Technology Act, 2000. This section allows the government to block public access
to any online information affecting the public order, or the unity, integrity,
defense or sovereignty of India, or favorable relations with foreign states.
The provisions of Section 79
were subject to review and review by the Supreme Court of India in its
historical Shreya Singhal judgment. Raman Vijay Singh Chima, Global Policy
Director, Digital Legal Group, Exxono said, "Any change in them will
affect constitutional rights, big care and open discussion will be
required."
Prasad met Whatsapp CEO Chris
Daniel and asked the company to find a solution to the existing challenges
which are directly related to criminal violations of Indian laws. The minister
had also said that the company will need "a suitable corporate entity
located in India" to generate better compliance with the local complaint
officer, the origin of fake messages and land laws.
It is also unclear whether
WhatsAppSpace has sought government to trace messages on its platform, which
has been encrypted by the end. A spokesman for the American company said,
"By blaming messages on whatsapp, the personal nature of Android Android
and WhatsApp will weaken, which will lead to serious misuse.
During the decision of
Vidhayya Singhal, the Supreme Court can not amend the prescribed concepts.
While telling reporters on his talks with Whatsapp's Daniel, Minister Prasad
said that the company agreed to set up a corporate entity in India, appointing
a complaint officer in the country, as well as obeying the local laws of the
land. happened. .
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