Rights of consumers to safe internet can never be compromised: Chandrasekhar on accountability of Big Tech

The government will ensure that consumers always have their platforms accountable to them in the digital space, and the rights of Indian consumers to have safe internet will not be allowed to be compromised or diluted, Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar said on Friday.

The Minister of State for Electronics and IT – who is spearheading an extensive and in-depth nationwide consultation on the new Digital India Bill that will replace two decades old the Information Technology Act – noted that for years, the big tech platforms masqueraded as innovation and misused market dominance necessitating overhaul of regulatory and legal frameworks.