Self-regulation by social media companies a positive step: Legal experts

The recent comments by Minister of State (MoS) for Electronics and Information Technology (IT) Rajeev Chandrasekhar that the IT ministry will be open to the creation of a self-regulatory grievance redress appellate body by social media companies is a positive step by the government, observed legal experts.

The MoS further clarified that this body will be in place of the government’s proposed grievance redress committee from the amendment.

An attempt made to reach out to Big Tech players, such as Google, Meta, and Twitter, failed to elicit a response. Meanwhile, the legal fraternity believes that with all the back and forth and backlash the government has received so far on its IT Rules, this is the most positive.