Acknowledging the need to create more accountability for social media platforms, Electronics and IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Friday said the government is ready to bring even stricter rules for social media if there is consensus of the House.
Mr. Vaishnaw, however, added that whenever the government took some steps to make social media accountable, the Opposition accused them of attacking freedom of speech. “But that is not the case…We need to bring a balance in society, bring a consensus that to safeguard the future of our youth, women, sisters and daughters, social media will have to be made accountable. We will have to give more strength to those rules.”
