Protests against government's alleged attempt to govern the internet is gathering steam, with a public interest litigationin Kerala, a signature campaign and mass protests in Karnataka besides the political left throwing its weight behinds demand to withdraw the recently amended laws.
The new rules, adopted last year, regulates reader's comments on online articles, user-posted videos, blogs, photos and posts on online social networks such as Facebook or Orkut. Opponents say it gives government powers to gag free speech, and block websites without publicly disclosing why...................
Information Technology Act, amended last April, clarified the legal position of "intermediaries" such as social networking sites, search engines and cyber cafes that provide internet services. The rules notified had met with widespread opposition from internet activists who termed the guidelines "draconian."
The new rules mandate intermediaries not to host information that is blasphemous, grossly harmful, harassing, invasive of another's privacy, racially, ethnically objectionable, disparaging, belongs to another person and harm minors in any way.......................
Before the amendment, section 79 of the IT Act shielded intermediaries such as Google, Facebook and Twitter from any liability for user generated content. However, the amendment makes it necessary for the intermediary to observe "due diligence" and advocates of internet freedom fear that this will empower the government to act against dissent based on a set of arbitrary and loosely defined rules...................
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Solutions : www.xcyss.in
The new rules, adopted last year, regulates reader's comments on online articles, user-posted videos, blogs, photos and posts on online social networks such as Facebook or Orkut. Opponents say it gives government powers to gag free speech, and block websites without publicly disclosing why...................
Information Technology Act, amended last April, clarified the legal position of "intermediaries" such as social networking sites, search engines and cyber cafes that provide internet services. The rules notified had met with widespread opposition from internet activists who termed the guidelines "draconian."
The new rules mandate intermediaries not to host information that is blasphemous, grossly harmful, harassing, invasive of another's privacy, racially, ethnically objectionable, disparaging, belongs to another person and harm minors in any way.......................
Before the amendment, section 79 of the IT Act shielded intermediaries such as Google, Facebook and Twitter from any liability for user generated content. However, the amendment makes it necessary for the intermediary to observe "due diligence" and advocates of internet freedom fear that this will empower the government to act against dissent based on a set of arbitrary and loosely defined rules...................
Click here to read more ......
Solutions : www.xcyss.in
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