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Centre asks Meta to diversify content-recommendation algorithms
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MeitY tells Meta to diversify its feeds: the IT Rules due-diligence duty every GS-II question tests
MeitY asks Meta to diversify recommendation algorithms and act faster on content that can disturb public order, citing IT Rules due diligence.
Why it matters: factual, Prelims-type
What you need to know
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The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has issued an advisory to Meta on how Facebook and Instagram promote content.
The platform is asked to ensure diverse recommendation algorithms, to identify and review quickly content that could disturb public order, and to give law-enforcement agencies the information they seek without delay.
The advisory rests on the due-diligence obligations that intermediaries owe under the IT Rules.
మూలాలు: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)
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Remember these
- MeitY issued an advisory to Meta covering Facebook and Instagram content promotion
- Meta is asked to diversify recommendation algorithms
- Content that could disturb public order must be identified and reviewed quickly
- Law-enforcement agencies must get requested information without delay
- Basis: due-diligence obligations of intermediaries under the IT Rules (IT Rules, 2021 under the IT Act, 2000)
ప్రిలిమ్స్ · మెయిన్స్
How the exam will ask it
ప్రిలిమ్స్
- Statement: An 'intermediary' under the IT Act, 2000 includes social media platforms that host or transmit third-party content.
- Statement: The IT (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 prescribe due-diligence duties for intermediaries.
- Statement: Failure to observe due diligence can cost an intermediary its safe-harbour protection under Section 79 of the IT Act.
- Statement: The advisory is issued by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY).
మెయిన్స్
GS-II/III: Governance and cyber regulation. Algorithmic amplification of content can threaten public order, yet the IT Rules, 2021 and Section 79 safe harbour set the intermediary's due-diligence duties and the state's limits. The implication is a balance between free speech under Article 19(1)(a) with reasonable restrictions under 19(2) and platform accountability; the way forward is algorithmic transparency, clear and proportionate takedown procedures, and independent oversight.
Quick recall
Answer before you reveal
The Centre's due-diligence obligations for social media intermediaries, including the duty to act on unlawful content and assist law enforcement, are laid down in which of the following?
- Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023
- Telecommunications Act, 2023
- Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021
- Press Council Act, 1978
సమాధానం చూడండి
సమాధానం: C — The correct answer is the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, which prescribe due diligence for intermediaries.
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