Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (“MeitY”) has extended the dates for submitting the feedback on the draft amendments to the IT (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 in relation to online gaming (“the rules”). The feedback can be submitted till 25th January, 2023.
New amendments have been suggested to add due diligence requirements pertaining to fake/false information under Rule 3(1)(b)(v) of the rules. As per the amendment intermediary including online gaming intermediary shall not allow users to share any information which is identified as fake or false by the fact check unit at the Press Information Bureau of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting or other agency authorized by the Central Government for fact checking.
The feedbacks can be submitted at https://innovateindia.mygov.in/online-gaming-rules/