New Delhi, Oct. 23 -- The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has notified the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Amendment Rules, 2025 to amend the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 (IT Rules 2021) , an official statement said today.
These amendments aim to strengthen the framework of due diligence obligations of intermediaries under the Information Technology Act, 2000.
The amendments to Rule 3(1)(d) introduce additional safeguards to ensure removal of unlawful content by intermediaries is carried out in a transparent, proportionate and accountable manner.
The amended rules will come into effect from November 15....