REGULATING THE FAKE NEWS ON SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS: Analyzing The Impact of Indian Legal System And Legal System Of Other Countries

SURYA SK; TS PAVAN

doi:10.36948/ijfmr.2024.v06i06.31548

REGULATING THE FAKE NEWS ON SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS: Analyzing The Impact of Indian Legal System And Legal System Of Other Countries

Author(s)	SURYA SK, TS PAVAN
Country	India
Abstract	Nowadays, there has been an increased use of social media platforms globally. Social media networks have become integral to modern communication, offering platforms where users can connect, share information, and engage with diverse content. Social media platforms have a greater reach, and a variety of people are utilizing these platforms. While social media has revolutionized information sharing and community building, it also presents challenges, particularly the spread of fake news. The spread of fake news through social media networks involves the rapid and wide dissemination of false and misleading information. This raises the question of how to detect fake news and whether it should be curbed. If fake news is not curbed, what will be the impact? If it is curbed, how does this action contradict fundamental rights? Social media networks act as intermediary platforms that host user-generated content. These intermediaries play a major role in sharing information, including fake news, on their platforms. However, the increasing impact of fake news has intensified scrutiny over whether these platforms should be more accountable and liable for the content they facilitate. This scrutiny ultimately raises the issue of intermediary liability for the spread of fake news through their platforms. The obligation of intermediaries in managing and curbing misinformation involves several critical responsibilities. This paper evaluates the technical aspects of these applications, obligations, fixation of liability, regulations, and implementation challenges, and provides a comparative analysis of intermediary liability under the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules 2021 and legal system of other countries.
Keywords	Fake News, Dissemination of Fake News, Liabilities of Intermediaries, IT Act 2000, IT Rules 2021.
Published In	Volume 6, Issue 6, November-December 2024
Published On	2024-11-25
Cite This	REGULATING THE FAKE NEWS ON SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS: Analyzing The Impact of Indian Legal System And Legal System Of Other Countries - SURYA SK, TS PAVAN - IJFMR Volume 6, Issue 6, November-December 2024. DOI 10.36948/ijfmr.2024.v06i06.31548
DOI	https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2024.v06i06.31548
Short DOI	https://doi.org/g8r8hd

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