Indian government announces new draconian rules for Facebook, Twitter and other social media companies operating in the country
- India now requires social media companies to remove content within 24 hours of a complaint being filed
- New regulations were brought forward by the government following last month’s violence at New Delhi’s Red Fort, when farmers protested agricultural reforms in the country.
- Digital social media services will also be legally obliged to provide information to the Indian court system or the country’s government
Government authorities in India introduced new rules regulating the social media giants’ business activities. The move is a part of the government’s campaign to tackle the “double standards”…