Digital India Bill: Preparations underway to curb pornographic content, government will keep an eye on social media..

Ranveer Allahabadia is accused of making obscene comments about parents in Samay Raina's show 'India's Got Latent'. FIRs were filed at different places in the country regarding this and the matter reached the Supreme Court. During the hearing, the court sought a reply from the central government regarding the obscene content spreading on YouTube and social media. In such a situation, the government has speeded up the work on the proposed Digital India Bill.

To stop obscenity on social media, the central government is working on bringing the Digital India Bill in place of the existing IT Act. This new law will have provisions to regulate YouTubers, digital platforms, and social media users. Let us tell you that the Center has been working on this bill for about 15 months. In this, laws with specific provisions will be made for different sectors. In this, separate provisions will be kept for telecommunications, information technology, and information and broadcasting-related subjects.

Due to Ranveer Allahabadia's case, the government is returning to the Digital India Bill. However, it has been decided to keep AI governance separate from this. A completely different regulation is needed for this. The government is in a hurry to give a satisfactory answer to the Supreme Court. So that the government can tell what is being done to remove the flaws of the IT Act.

Now there are 90 crore users.

IT ACT 2000 is now quite old. When it was made, there were 60 lakh internet users in the country. However, now this figure has also crossed 90 crores.

What is the Digital India Act?

The Digital India Act (DIA) is a proposed law that will replace the Information Technology Act (IT Act) of 2000. DIA will govern the digital space in India, including cybersecurity, digital governance, and online safety.

Key features of DIA
Online Safety: DIA will protect the rights of citizens in the digital space by addressing online harm, de-platforming, doxing, and social media algorithms.

Data protection: DIA will work in conjunction with other data-related laws, including the Digital Personal Data Protection Act.

Cybersecurity: DIA will address cybersecurity challenges and protect against data breaches.

What will be the challenges?
Privacy: Critics argue that DIA could give the government too much surveillance power, which could violate privacy rights.

Data localization: DIA's approach to data localization could disrupt cross-border data flows, which could impact global businesses.

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