India proposes new rules for apps like TikTok with user generated content and 5M+ users, requires a local office, proactive removal of content, more
Bid to make platforms take responsibility for all content posted to their sites — The Indian government is targeting the Chinese social media apps … Tweets: @manan and @pratikpoddar Tweets: @manan : this is a smart idea. Can't have no accountability to deal with fake news. Waiting for WhatsApp fake news haters to start with the govt wants to curb free speech blah blah... and how this is the end of all basic human rights. http://twitter.com/... Pratik Poddar / @pratikpoddar : India takes aim at popular Chinese social media apps http://www.ft.com/... Regulating content companies should be done with caution. We might become China (not in a good way) if not done right! I am now starting to think this whole Startup India was a bad idea to begin with :/