Rajeev Chandrasekhar (File photo)
Social media
giants operating in India can breathe easy.The minister of state for
electronics and IT
Rajeev Chandrasekhar
informed the Parliament on Thursday that there are no plans at present to block any social media platform in the country. As reported by The Times of India, the minister added that the Government regularly interacts with social media companies on matters including accountability of such platforms and safety of users. “At present, the government has no plan to block any social media platform in the country,” the minister stated.In a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha, the minister stated that while some users do misuse
social media platforms
to create hate and ill-will among people of the country, no social media platform or any other intermediary can destroy India’s democracy.
The minister said the government receives various grievances from users about hate content on social media platforms and responds to them in an appropriate way.The government regularly interacts with social media intermediaries on various issues, including issuing advisories to make these intermediaries safe and accountable to users, he added.“Indian democracy has its bedrock in its Constitution and constitutionally guaranteed fundamental rights for every citizen. No social media platform or any other intermediary can destroy our democracy,” he emphasised.
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