IT Rules 2021 Empowering, Protecting Users: Minister

The new IT rules will ensure a safer and more responsible social media ecosystem in India, IT and communications minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said.

IT and communications minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Sunday said the new information technology rules are empowering and protecting users. The new IT rules will ensure a safer and more responsible social media ecosystem in India, the minister said. "Reviewed the implementation and compliance of Information Technology Rules, 2021 along with my colleague Shri Rajeev Chandrasekhar ji. These guidelines are empowering and protecting users and will ensure a safer and responsible social media ecosystem in India," Mr Vaishnaw said in a post on Twitter's Indian competitor Koo platform. The new rules which came into effect from May 25 mandate social media companies to establish a grievance redressal mechanism for resolving complaints from the users or victims.