Security News > 2022 > October > Indian government creates body with power to order social media content takedowns

Asia In Brief India's government has given itself the power to compel social networks to take down content.

India's minister of state for electronics and information technology, Rajeev Chandrasekhar, said the GACs are needed because India's previous attempt at regulating social media - requiring the networks to appoint a grievance officer - has not delivered.

India's Internet Freedom Foundation characterized the Committees as "a government censorship body for social media that will make bureaucrats arbiters of our online free speech."

India's government flagged the creation of the GACs in June 2022.

India's government last week announced a seven-day extension of the deadline to file some tax information, due to problems with the portal on which citizens upload their data.

IBM India has weighed in on moonlighting via an email to staff warning advising them to seek approval before engaging in "Any activities outside of the company, including work with any non-profit or philanthropic activity."

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