India should “clearly define” the duty for the content material being put out on social media platforms as there may be an “implicit trust” of the phrase on web, IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw mentioned.
“There is implicit in the written word. If we read something, we start believing it. Who is going to take responsibility for that content? It is very important because the young minds would be very easily tempted to believe what is the written word. Whether that content is on a social media platform or on a website, it should be clearly defined so that it becomes part of the society as an acceptable form,” the Minister mentioned.
Speaking on the inaugural ceremony of the primary India Internet Governance Forum (IIGF 2021), Vaishnaw mentioned {that a} “fundamental rethink of the entire governance structure of internet” was wanted.
ExplainedFocus on key pointsThe IT Minister’s assertion brings into focus key points across the web — be its entry, openness or security. The accountability of enormous gamers on the web to their customers, or the rising menace of on-line person hurt and criminality are all points that need to be debated and mentioned.
“…the way content is consumed, the way the internet is accessed. The languages in which the internet is accessed, the machines, the modes in which the internet is accessed, everything has changed. So, with these fundamental changes, we certainly need a fundamental rethink of the entire governance structure of the internet,” Vaishnaw mentioned.
Laying emphasis on understanding the social affect of disruptions in enterprise fashions because of the introduction of e-commerce, the minister mentioned that although it has many advantages, however it additionally has sure issues which must be mitigated. “The way e-commerce has disrupted the entire business world, the way so many other industries are getting disrupted, that has a social impact, a social cost… It has many benefits, but it also has certain things which need to be mitigated. So, that is again something we as a society will have to think about, because that leaves out so many people, who are less able to cope with the changes… how do we bring those persons into the mainstream,” he mentioned.
Vaishnaw additionally mentioned that since all methods at present had been pushed by digital expertise and web was the elemental medium by which all this occurred, it was essential to construct basic constructions inside the governance system itself in order that cybersecurity turned a “central part” of growth.
Speaking following the inauguration, Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar mentioned that international way forward for web should be India led with the web ecosystem and innovation capabilities that the nation had.
“It is extremely important that we, as a nation, carefully shape the future of internet, carefully shape policies and regulation, rights and responsibilities around the internet going forward,” he mentioned.
