Digital Personal Data Protection bill: Government may pull content or block access to platform

Bengaluru|New Delhi: The Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2023, may give advisory powers to the Data Protection Board (DPB) to recommend to the Centre to either have content taken down, or intermediary access blocked in “public interest.” This is if the board notices two or more instances of rule breaches by a platform, official sources told ET.

The Bill’s latest version appears to have largely accommodated industry feedback, although the clause ensuring content takedown powers is an addition that has caught some experts by surprise. This may largely impact internet and social media platforms. The Bill is scheduled to be introduced on Thursday.