The Centre has made crucial amendments to the Information and Technology Act following its legal tussle with Elon Musk’s X regarding social media guidelines to “ensure proportionality” and uphold the principles of “natural justice.”

Senior-level authorization mandatory

The key changes include mandatory “senior-level authorisation” for the removal of “unlawful information”. The Centre stated that any intimation to intermediaries for removal of unlawful information can now only be issued by a senior officer not below the rank of Joint Secretary, or equivalent, or, where such rank is not appointed, a Director or an officer equivalent in rank.

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