India needs ‘modern, light-touch regulation’ for internet intermediaries: Rajeev Chandrasekhar

New Delhi: India needs a “modern, light-touch regulation” for internet intermediaries that allows the government and consumers to seek accountability from these platforms, BJP MP Rajeev Chandrasekhar said. Chandrasekhar is a member of the parliamentary panel on the Personal Data Protection Bill.

Underlining the need for rule-based Internet, he said, “I don’t think regulations for regulating internet intermediaries have to be a heavy-handed regulation or you need a policeman of the internet. There has to be an approach to develop a rule-based internet.”