CONSTRUCTION OF HIERARCHIES: A CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY RULES, 2021
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To the internet using population, the world would look like a very different place if social media intermediary platforms and OTT (Over-the-Top) content platforms were to be banned from usage. The Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 hereafter referred to as IT Rules, while allowing the usage of such platforms, place upon them heavy-handed governmental controls in the guise of regulation. The nature of these regulations, as will be discussed below gives the State excessive control over digital forums with the ability to monitor and take down any content which transgresses the Code of Ethics and Guidelines promulgated by the government. By primarily reflecting upon the work of Gayle S Rubini and Alan Huntii this paper will attempt to unmask the socio-political implications of this piece of executive law making. Ostensibly the government is trying to safeguard internet users against so called ‘harmful content’. But the glaring question remains: Who is the government actually trying to protect and from what?
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