Government defends new IT rules, rules to protect users

SRINAGAR, MAY 27: The central government has cleared the controversy over the new IT rules. IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said on Thursday that the government understands the importance of people’s privacy well and respects it fully. He said, “The only purpose of these rules is to find out the initiator of those messages, which results in crime.”

Ravi Shankar Prasad said that the new rules have been made only to prevent misuse of social media.

He said, “The government welcomes the criticism of the people and the right to ask questions. These rules are meant to empower the general public who use social media. ”

According to the new rules, social media companies will have to make a grievance redress…