Experts see new era of regulations in social media with fresh amendments

This episode of ‘Big Deal’ delves deeper into social media regulations in light of the recent amendments in the IT rules, especially when Elon Musk takes over Twitter and pushes the peddle on free speech on the platform.

So where do we stand amidst all these big changes and is it the beginning of a new era for social media platforms and the concept of free speech? To discuss this CNBC-TV18’s Nisha Poddar spoke to Ajay Rotti, Partner at Dhruva Advisors; Siddarth Pai, Founding Partner at 3one4 Capital; and Tejasi Panjiar, Associate Policy Counsel at Internet Freedom Foundation.

On key changes, Rotti said, “The first one relates to the obligations cast on the social media intermediaries, which includes Twitter, Instagram, and all of these companies. Second, they have rationalised what can and cannot be put up, they have included material that could incite violence between communities. They also require the social media intermediaries to ensure that the rights given under the Constitution are protected.”