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BUDDHA ACADEMY TIKAMGARH (MP) || ☺ || ༺•|✤आपकी सफलता हमारा ध्‍येय✤|•༻

created Mar 1st 2021, 10:10 by akash khare


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If the earlier regulatory framework was murky with many lines blurred and the onus of responsibility constantly oscillating between the originator and the intermediaries, the new guidelines give the executive unbridled power without any checks and balances. From arbitrary takedown notices to selective shutting down of Internet services, the executive has been arming itself against the citizens, and the two important estates of the democracy the legislature and the judiciary  are not sufficiently reflecting on the question of overreach. In a polarised environment, an informed debate is restricted to some print and online organisations.
 
While presenting the guidelines, Electronics and Information Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said the guidelines constituted a 'soft touch oversight' mechanism to deal with issues such as the persistent spread of fake news and other misinformation. He added 'Social media is welcome to do business in India  they have got good business and have also empowered ordinary Indians. But it is very important that crores of social media users be given a proper forum for resolution of their grievances in a time bound manner against the abuse and misuse of social media. This reminded me of the good old saying that ‘the road to hell is paved with good intentions'.
 
For those who are working on issues relating to individual privacy, the introduction of end-to-end encryption was seen as a technical solution to a truly vexatious issue. However, under the new rule, social media intermediaries must enable tracing of the originator of information on their platform if required by a competent authority. This is indeed a new panopticon.

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