New Delhi: Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (Meity) has received several complaints related to misleading and unwanted advertisements appearing on various social media platforms, Parliament was told on Thursday.
“Meity has recorded media reports on misleading and unwanted advertisements appearing on various social media platforms.” Furthermore, improvements have also received several complaints in this matter, “The State Minister for Electronics and Rajeev Chandrasekhar said in a written reply to Rajya Sabha.
He added that no separate database of such complaints was maintained by improvement.
The minister said the user was suggested To approach law enforcement agencies for such complaints.
In the new rules, Chandrasekhar said the intermediary of significant large social media, including Facebook, Google (YouTube.), Twitter, LinkedIn, WhatsApp, Sharechat, Telegram, Koo and Migov, have notified Ministry of their commitment to comply with and / or obey the norms.
“Meity does not keep an intermediary list including the same social media platform not mandated in IT actions or rules in it.
Meity will realize any non-compliance as and when reported by the user, “he added.
Chandrasekhar further said that following the notification of information technology (guidelines for intermediary and digital media ethics code) in February 2021, intermediaries are needed to adopt a mechanism for repetition of strong complaints including designation Complaint officer.
He notes that this rule empowers users and makes intermediaries responsible for the transfer-moving timely received.
Intermediaries are also expected to remove content that violates any law as and when brought to.
Their knowledge is good through a court order or through Notification by the appropriate government or official agent.
“Furthermore, the consumer affairs department runs the online portal, ‘complaints against misleading advertisements’ (gama.gov.in), where consumers can apply for complaints related to misleading ads on Medi A anything includes a digital platform, “he said.
Responding to other questions about the rules of social media, Chandrasekhar said the additional thorough test mandated for large social media companies became effective from May 26, 2021.
“On May 26, 2021, Twitter was not obedient because it failed to appoint Chief Compliance Officer, Nodal Contact Person and Complaint Office Resident as mandated in the rules, “he added.
The minister said all intermediaries, including large social media platforms were required to comply with these rules; And in the case of non-compliance, the intermediary will lose the release from accountability under Section 79 of the IT Law.
The IT ministry accepts several complaints related to misleading and unwanted advertisements on social media
