The messaging platform, which has more than 500 million users in the country, received a record 16,618 complaint reports in February in the country, and the records “actioned” were 22.
Addressing a Diwali Milan gathering at the BJP Headquarters here, the Prime Minister spoke to journalists about the dangers of deep fakes in digital media.
As per TRAI’s Indian Telecom Services Performance Indicators January–March 2023, the internet penetration in India, as of March 2023, is over 880 million, and the number of telecom subscribers, as of March 2023, is over 1172 million.
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Today politics has made false gods and false villains. The greatest threat to the state, Aristotle said, is not faction but distraction. The digital media ecosystem has disempowered the public sphere which has undermined democratic discourse. Infocrats and practitioners of necropolitics have taken full advantage of the current age of abundant distraction
The Code of Ethics will be applicable to online news and digital media entities, OTT platforms and digital media.
While finalizing these Rules, both the Ministries of Electronics and Information Technology and the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting undertook elaborate consultations among themselves in order to have a harmonious, soft-touch oversight mechanism in relation to social media platform as well as digital media and OTT platforms etc.
An unauthenticated list claiming illegal monetary payments to a few media houses from the North-east has raised questions of credibility on National Press Day
'Digital media has faster reach, potential to become viral due to apps like WhatsApp and Facebook,' the Centre said in an affidavit.
The forum warned that unless there is a comprehensive set of guidelines covering electronic media and digital platform along with the print, transgressions might continue which would only put media persons at risk of official strong arm action.
