Government Expands Social Media Oversight Powers Across Multiple Agencies. India's government is considering allowing more ministries including home affairs, external affairs, defence, and information broadcasting to issue direct content takedown orders to social media platforms. The market regulator SEBI may also gain this authority to combat misleading financial information online. Currently only the IT ministry holds these powers under Section 69 of the IT Act. The proposed amendment aims to decentralize content blocking authority and reduce pressure on the IT ministry handling numerous takedown requests. Simultaneously, the government shortened removal timelines to 2-3 hours from the previous 24-36 hours, creating operational challenges for platforms like Meta.
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