Amid the hue and cry with the social media platforms, theCentre has now written to the OTT and digital media platforms to comply withthe new rules.
The Ministry of Information & Broadcasting has given15 days to these platforms to furnish their details and compliance status.
The Centre has also said that a total of around 60publishers and their associations have informed the Ministry that they havealready initiated the process of formation of self-regulatory bodiesunder the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital MediaEthics Codes) Rules, 2021.
"There is no requirement for prior registration ofdigital media publishers with the ministry," it said, adding that one ofthe new rules provide for furnishing certain information by the publishers ofnews and current affairs content, and publishers of online curated content, tothe ministry.
Apart from the details on the websites, mobile apps andsocial media accounts, the ministry has also sought information on thegrievance redressal mechanism.
"The publishers may furnish the information to theministry in the applicable format within 15 days of the issuance of thisnotice," it said.
It may be noted here the Centre formulated the new intermediaryguidelines in February this year and had given three months time to comply withthe latest norms. With these guidelines, a new framework has been created forgoverning intermediary liability and digital media regulation.
As per the norms, digital news publishers will now haveto notify the government of their operations, set up self-regulatory bodies andapply a complaint redressal mechanism, besides following the codes which wereonly applicable to print and television news thus far.