Kishan Dutt
Social media censorship and regulations
Kishan Dutt Kalaskar 14 Feb 2025

Social media censorship and regulations.

Introduction

Social media is both a boon and a bane in today’s time. Many people use Social Media as a mode of entertainment whereas many people make it as their career. People show their talent for fame and as well as money. As there is huge number of people of people in the social media, it is very important to make the community free from negative and explicit content.

Need for Social Media Censorship and Regulations

It is very important to have a clean and positive social media environment as there are also children in the social media and explicit content can have negative impacts on their brain which effects their development and upbringing. Certain censorships and regulations help to curb the content that can have harmful effect on the society as well as for the safety and security of the nation.

Provisions

In India there are certain provisions which govern the content which is posted in the social media platforms. Also the social media platforms have their own guidelines to maintain a clean environment in the community. Under Information Technology Act, 2000 sections 67, 67A, 67B, and 69A deals with the social media content. The provisions enshrine that;

67 – If anyone posts or shares any obscene content through electronic form, he will be punished under this Act.

67A – This provision deals with publishing or sharing sexually explicit content.

67B – This section deals with the involvement of a child in any sexually explicit manner through the electronic medium.

69A – This section gives the authority to block access of any content to public if the content aims to; go against the sovereignty and integrity of India, or can disturb security of the state, or can harm the defence of India, or disturbs friendly relation with foreign states, or breaches public order, or incites violence.

Conclusion

Hence it can be concluded that there are several laws in India which safeguards the social media environment to harm the public order or the national safety. It is also important for individuals to be aware of such type of content which can be harmful for the society and report them.

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Hence it can be concluded that there are several laws in India which safeguards the social media environment to harm the public order or the national safety. It is also important for individuals to be aware of such type of content which can be harmful for the society and report them.

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