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Trump's executive order may lead to stricter social media rules in India

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The rules further provide that whenever an order is issued by the government agencies seeking information or assistance concerning cybersecurity, the intermediaries must provide them the same within 72 hours. | Representative image

Peerzada AbrarSai Ishwar Bengaluru & Mumbai
At a time when US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order aimed at increasing the ability of his government to regulate social media platforms, its ripple effects are expected to be seen in India as well. On one hand, it may increase the accountability of social media platforms such as Twitter, Facebook, Google and TikTok for hosting fake news and disinformation, it is also expected to bolster the Indian government’s intent to promulgate laws for bringing in greater control on them.

“The actual problem with the executive order is what it signals for platform regulation worldwide. The White

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