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With respect to Significant social media intermediaries under the Information Technology Rules 2021 ...........

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    With respect to Significant social media intermediaries under the Information Technology Rules, 2021, consider following statements

    1. Under the rules, Significant social media intermediaries include social media platforms that have a limited user base 
    2. Significant social media intermediaries should have a physical contact address in India 

    Select the correct statement.

    1 only

    Incorrect Answer

    2 only

    Correct Answer

    Both

    Incorrect Answer

    None

    Incorrect Answer
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    Explanation:

    Under the IT rules 2021, Social media platforms are classified into two categories

    • Social media intermediaries – Platforms that have a limited user base.
    • Significant social media intermediaries – These are the platforms with a large user base.
    • The significant social media intermediaries have to follow few additional measures like:
    • These platforms should have a physical contact address in India.
    • Appointing a Chief Compliance Officer, Nodal Contact Person, and a Resident Grievance Officer in India. All of them should be Indian Residents.

    Hence only statement 2nd is correct.

    By: Shubham Tiwari
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