Jurist may head social media self-regulatory committee

New Delhi: Social media intermediaries including Meta and Twitter are proposing a seven-member self-regulatory committee, led either by an eminent jurist or industry senior, to handle appeals by Indian users over content and takedown directives, according to a preparatory document reviewed by ET.

The industry initiative, which seeks to preempt the formation of a government-led grievance redressal forum, is expected to be finalised and “sent to the ministry of electronics and information technology soon,” people in the know said.