Social Media Grievance Panel

IT Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Tuesday launched a grievance appellate panel mechanism, that will look into appeals by users against decisions of social media platforms.

IT rules had been strengthened in October to pave the way for formation of the Centre-appointed panels to settle user grievances

The grievance appellate committees (GACs) will be able to review content moderation decisions by social media companies like Meta and Twitter, and can overrule decisions of the big tech firms on takedown or blocking requests.

The government on Friday tweaked IT rules to pave way for setting up of grievance appellate panels, which will settle issues that users may have against the way social media platforms initially addressed their complaints regarding content and other matters. The 'Grievance Appellate Committees' will be set up within three months, according to a gaze...

The government plans to set up appellate committees to redress grievances that users may have against the way social media platforms initially addressed their complaints regarding content and other issues, officials said. Amendments may provide for social media platforms to acknowledge within 24 hours user complaints and resolve them within 15 days...

India’s proposed plans making it mandatory for social media giants to comply with a newly formed government panel which will decide on user complaints against content moderation decisions has upset the American tech giants including Facebook and Twitter. The government has not specified who would be on the panel.

The government is not happy with the social media platforms who have failed to adequately redress the issues raised by the people, Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar said on Thursday. The Minister of State for Electronics and IT held an open house discussion with stakeholders on a draft notification to amend the Information Technology (Intermediar...

Centre's proposal to set up a grievance panel that will have the power to override decisions of social media companies and other internet firms is aimed at addressing some infirmities and gaps arising out of big tech companies, a statement said.

India is considering whether to set up an appellate panel to hear grievances by social media users against operators' decisions to take down content

Delhi Assembly's Peace and Harmony Committee examined two witnesses on complaints against Facebook, and both stressed the need for "more transparency" in the operation, functioning as well as grievance redressal system of the social media giant, a statement of the panel said.

IT Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Tuesday launched a grievance appellate panel mechanism, that will look into appeals by users against decisions of social media platforms.

IT rules had been strengthened in October to pave the way for formation of the Centre-appointed panels to settle user grievances

The grievance appellate committees (GACs) will be able to review content moderation decisions by social media companies like Meta and Twitter, and can overrule decisions of the big tech firms on takedown or blocking requests.

The government on Friday tweaked IT rules to pave way for setting up of grievance appellate panels, which will settle issues that users may have against the way social media platforms initially addressed their complaints regarding content and other matters. The 'Grievance Appellate Committees' will be set up within three months, according to a gaze...

The government plans to set up appellate committees to redress grievances that users may have against the way social media platforms initially addressed their complaints regarding content and other issues, officials said. Amendments may provide for social media platforms to acknowledge within 24 hours user complaints and resolve them within 15 days...

India’s proposed plans making it mandatory for social media giants to comply with a newly formed government panel which will decide on user complaints against content moderation decisions has upset the American tech giants including Facebook and Twitter. The government has not specified who would be on the panel.

The government is not happy with the social media platforms who have failed to adequately redress the issues raised by the people, Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar said on Thursday. The Minister of State for Electronics and IT held an open house discussion with stakeholders on a draft notification to amend the Information Technology (Intermediar...

Centre's proposal to set up a grievance panel that will have the power to override decisions of social media companies and other internet firms is aimed at addressing some infirmities and gaps arising out of big tech companies, a statement said.

India is considering whether to set up an appellate panel to hear grievances by social media users against operators' decisions to take down content

Delhi Assembly's Peace and Harmony Committee examined two witnesses on complaints against Facebook, and both stressed the need for "more transparency" in the operation, functioning as well as grievance redressal system of the social media giant, a statement of the panel said.