The new rules, in the works for years and announced in February, apply to social media companies, streaming platforms and digital news publishers. “Social media users can criticise Narendra Modi, they can criticise government policy, and ask questions. Bharatiya Janata Party’s social media team has meanwhile been accused of initiating online attacks against critics of Modi. Germany requires social media companies to devote local staff and data storage to curbing hate speech. In Turkey, social media companies complied with a broad mandate for removing content only after they were fined and faced threats to their ad revenues.

Source: The Star July 15, 2021 05:15 UTC