SOP for IT Rules by this week: Clarity on powers, jurisdiction of agencies likely

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) is likely to, by the end of this week, come out with a detailed standard operating procedure (SOP) for the proper implementation of Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code, senior government officials said.

The SOP may spell out the jurisdiction of various agencies, whether they have the power to issue a legal takedown notice to a social media intermediary and other aspects, such as the criminal or civil liabilities for certain executives such as the nodal contact officer, the officials said.