Officials deny relaxing strict three hour social media mandate
Tech giants and social media companies must strictly follow the new three-hour deadline for removing illegal posts. Government officials recently informed industry leaders that the newly amended regulations will remain completely unchanged. During a highly anticipated closed-door meeting on February 25, representatives from various technology firms expressed their deep worries about the operational difficulties of such a compressed schedule. However, key figures from the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology made it abundantly clear that no rollbacks are currently under consideration.
Authorities plan to issue removal notices primarily using the Home Affairs Ministry's dedicated Sahyog platform. Law enforcement agencies across the country will utilise this specific system to flag problematic material, aiming to improve digital news Odisha consumers read daily. Once a platform receives an official order, its moderation team has exactly three hours to execute an IT Rules content takedown. Previously, digital intermediaries enjoyed a comfortable 36-hour window to review and remove unlawful content. Drastically cutting this timeframe down has understandably caused immense concern among international and domestic technology organizations over digital media ethics.
Despite refusing to extend the rigid deadline, government representatives showed genuine willingness to assist companies with technical and logistical hurdles. Policymakers proposed organising collaborative workshops to help technology teams integrate with government portals effectively. These upcoming sessions aim to address potential system failures, portal glitches, or unexpected access delays that might prevent a company from meeting the strict Sahyog portal compliance window. Major trade bodies and large technology corporations participated actively in these crucial initial discussions to safeguard broader government regulations.
Determining whether a specific post violates the law within just three hours presents a massive logistical nightmare for major internet players. Industry executives repeatedly argue that identifying complex digital issues, such as sophisticated deepfakes and coordinated misinformation campaigns, requires careful legal evaluation alongside significant factual checks. Senior representatives from global platforms want more flexibility to safely restructure their operational workflows. Conversely, state officials maintain that harmful content goes viral incredibly fast on modern platforms, pointing to the massive fake news impact seen globally. They firmly believe that massively profitable digital entities already possess the advanced technological capabilities necessary to execute rapid interventions without compromising accuracy or broader Odisha cyber security standards.
