How India, US, EU and others are challenging Big Tech’s hegemony

Search engine giant Google has suffered a series of setbacks in different parts of the world, triggering a debate on the regulation of Big Tech giants. Be it the United States, European Union, Indonesia, South Korea or Mexico, the clamours for putting an end to Big Tech monopoly have grown louder. India introduced the Information Technology Rules last year, calling it a move to safeguard digital space.

Union minister of electronics and information technology Ashwini Vaishnaw recently said rapid work was underway to make social media accountable. The minister told ANI that social media accountability is now a valid question globally and will first start with self-regulation, then industry regulation and will be followed by government regulation.

Rajeev Chandrasekhar, the minister of state for electronics and information technology, has been calling for India to lead in regulating Big Tech.