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Webinar on 'Digital Media Ethics Code' - Part III of Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code)Rules, 2021

@PIBMumbai and @PIB_Panaji are jointly organizing the webinar

JS, @MIB_India, Shri Vikram Sahay to address the webinar in a few minutes

Communication is a fundamental human requirement, full-fledged communication is very important, media is very important in democracy in shaping public opinion. Freedom of speech is guaranteed by constitution, freedom of press is implied in Article 19 (1)(a)

- DG (WZ), @MIB_India

Proliferation of social media has led to democratization, but also led to a series of problems - fake news, obscenity, using of social media for settling personal rivalries.

This raises the need for some regulatory framework, as present in many countries

- DG (WZ), @MIB_India

India is the world’s fastest-growing OTT market

Online portals - main source of news among Indians under 35 years of age

- Joint Secretary, @MIB_India, Vikram Sahay addressing the webinar on Digital Media Ethics Code

While the Press Council of India is there for regulation of newspaper content and Cable TV Network Act, 1995 regulates TV news content, there is no regulation for digital news

- Joint Secretary, @MIB_India speaks about the requirement for regulating digital content

JS, explains the five-level classification of digital content; says it is based on international practice

Webinar on Digital Media Ethics Code

The new digital media ethics code is aimed at addressing the grievances of the common man, says Vikram Sahay, Joint Secretary, @MIB_India

Details pib.gov.in/PressReleasePa…