(JPC) HAS PASSED THE STRICT RULES UNDER DATA PROTECTION LAW SUGGESTING PROSECUTION OF THE THIRD PARTY VIOLATING PROVISION UNDER LAW

Social media companies can be treated as publishers as the joint parliamentary committee reviewing the proposed data of protection has finalized it's Report suggesting strict compliance for companies while adding to take up the personal data protection bill after parliamentarian were divided over several issues as well as the provision of law meant to give a legal shape to the Right to privacy after it was made a fundamental right by the supreme court of India during 2017 and now the panel has suggested new provisions for which the companies will need to report a data beach with in72 hours .A mechanism may be devised under which social media platforms will be held responsible for the content from unverified account.Treating a Social media companies like Face Book and twitter as publisher will make liable under law pertaining to the illegal speech, hate and liable for allowing them to prosecute under third party content which they are so for protected from under the provision of IT Act .The Committee has however , listen to the demands of stake holders on some points,such as removal of blanket provisions, treating social media companies as publishers ,and in implementing the legislation in a phased manner over a period of two years.