New Delhi: In view of hoax bomb threats to airlines, the governemnt on Saturday issued an advisory for social media platforms, urging them to make efforts to prevent such misinformation.
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has stressed that social media intermediaries must adhere to the IT Act, 2000, the IT (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023 and these platforms are required to promptly remove unlawful content to maintain public order and security.
