The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology MeitY has notified rules regarding online gam...........

General Studies ( Prelim) Indian Polity

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has notified rules regarding online gaming under the Information Technology Rules, 2021. With reference to these rules consider the following statements

The new rules define an online game as a game that is offered on the internet and is accessible by a user through a computer resource or an intermediary.
The new rules for online gaming prohibit any game that involves betting and wagering.
The new rules provide for the establishment of Inter-Gaming Organization (IGO) for regulating the unethical practices involved in the gaming.

Select the correct statement.

1&2 only

2&3 only

1&3 only

All of the above

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Explanation:

Only statements 1&2 are correct.

The new rules define an online game as a game that is offered on the internet and is accessible by a user through a computer resource or an intermediary. The new rules for online gaming prohibit any game that involves betting and wagering.
As per the rules, the government will appoint multiple self-regulatory organizations (SROs) comprising industry representatives, educationists and other experts. SROs will be responsible for declaring online games permissible on the basis of whether games allow wagers.

Hence option 1st is correct.