Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Amendment Rules, 2022

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.... be called the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Amendment Rules, 2022. (2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. 2. In the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 (hereafter referred to as the said rules), in rule 2, in sub-rule (1), after clause (k), the following clause shall be inserted, namely :- "(ka) 'Grievance Appellate Committee' means a grievance appellate committee constituted under rule 3A;". 3. In rule 3 of the said rules,- (a) in sub-rule (1),- (i) for clauses (a) and (b), the following clauses shall be substituted, namely :- "(a) the....

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.... or information which is patently false and untrue or misleading in nature; (vi) impersonates another person; (vii) threatens the unity, integrity, defence, security or sovereignty of India, friendly relations with foreign States, or public order, or causes incitement to the commission of any cognisable offence, or prevents investigation of any offence, or is insulting other nation; (viii) contains software virus or any other computer code, file or program designed to interrupt, destroy or limit the functionality of any computer resource; (ix) violates any law for the time being in force;"; (ii) for clause (f), the following clause shall be substituted, namely :- "(f) the intermediary sh....

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....of the said rules, the following rule shall be inserted, namely :- "3A. Appeal to Grievance Appellate Committee(s).- (1) The Central Government shall, by notification, establish one or more Grievance Appellate Committees within three months from the date of commencement of the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Amendment Rules, 2022. (2) Each Grievance Appellate Committee shall consist of a chairperson and two whole time members appointed by the Central Government, of which one shall be a member ex-officio and two shall be independent members. (3) Any person aggrieved by a decision of the Grievance Officer may prefer an appeal to the Grievance Appellate Committee within ....