New it Rules vs Liberal Democracy
Situation assessment as on 15/03/2021 | Price: Rs 400/-
In the face of criticism of the new Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Me-dia Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, announced on February 25, the government has launched a staunch de-fence arguing that they establish a progressive institutional mechanism for digital news publishers and OTT platforms. The study examines this as also the more intrusive ‘Cyber Crime Volunteers Pro-gramme’ that could be an ‘expanded horizon of surveillance’; the ‘chilling effect’ of criminal pro-ceedings against employees of companies like Netflix and Amazon Prime; arguing that blocking public opinion is ‘self defeating’.
Situation assessment for the week ended 15 March, 2021 (1,243 words)
Price: Rs 400/-
Date of SS: 15, March 2021
