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New Delhi: A reply given by Shri Sachin Pilot, the minister of State in the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology in response to a question in Lok Sabha had highlighted that " Internet has emerged as an online medium / platform to enable users to share ideas, activities & events and express views/opinions on specific topics / events. Several groups and individuals have hosted content on Internet for a variety of purposes, which may be liked by one section of society and used gainfully. Such sites can be accessed by all sections of users. Millions of users worldwide from all sections of society use Internet. The technology and the associated applications allow the users to post the content of their choice automatically after registration with such sites, without the role of service providers hosting such sites. Most of the large number of users logging on the sites and millions of pages on such sites make it practically very difficult to keep a vigil on all contents posted/hosted on these sites. Most of the sites are hosted outside the country. Further, Government does not regulate content of such sites hosted on Internet.
Government has notified Intermediary Guidelines Rules, 2011 under Section 79 of the Information Technology Act, 2000. These rules provide for the intermediaries to follow self-regulation. Any affected person may report the misuse of networking sites to the intermediary hosting these networking sites and request for removal / disabling of wrongful facts or objectionable content. The intermediaries are also required to designate a grievance officer to redress such requests by the affected person."
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