India to Tighten Online Content Rules: Removal Deadline Cut to 1 Hour

• Indian government plans to reduce the deadline for social media platforms to remove objectionable content from 2-3 hours to just one hour.
• This proposal follows recent changes to the Information Technology Rules 2021, which previously reduced the deadline from 24-36 hours.
• Government officials state the decision depends on social media companies' performance in adhering to current deadlines.
• Large tech companies like Meta express difficulties in implementing such strict deadlines due to the challenge of rapid content examination.
• Government also considers empowering other ministries to block content and expanding the definition of 'objectionable content'.