The exponential increase of user generated content on online platforms has eventuated in a proliferate system of digital piracy and unlawful content. These instances raise questions of attaching secondary liability to the platforms hosting such materials. Predominantly, online platforms act as intermediaries for facilitating user interaction and user generated content. Recent legislative...
In February 2021, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology released the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021[1] (‘the Rules’) under Section 87 read with Section 79(2) of the Information Technology Act.