Ashwini Vaishnaw: Social Media Must Fairly Share Revenue with Content Creators

• Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw advocates for fair revenue distribution from social media platforms to content creators.
• This includes established news organizations, independent creators, influencers, professors, and researchers.
• Vaishnaw emphasized that fair compensation for original content is crucial for the growth of science, technology, arts, and literature.
• He urged platforms to voluntarily rethink revenue-sharing policies, warning of legal intervention if not addressed.
• Vaishnaw also highlighted the threat of deepfakes and disinformation to public trust and called for platforms to take responsibility for hosted content.