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DRAFT INTERMEDIARY SECOND AMENDMENT RULES, 2026 - CONSTITUTIONAL FAULT-LINES AND THE INCREASED BURDEN OF COMPLIANCE
On 30 March 2026, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (“MeitY”) released the Draft Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Second Amendment Rules, 2026 (“Draft Amendments”). Framed as a further review of the digital governance framework, the proposed amendments fundamentally alter the architecture of intermediary liability, executive oversight, and regulation of online speech in India.
Aman Shankar & Sneha Sagar
May 23
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