India, Oct. 8 -- The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) on Tuesday organised a workshop for officials from multiple central ministries, government departments, and several state governments to clarify the procedures and scope of issuing content takedown orders and notices under the Information Technology (IT) Act.

MeitY Secretary S Krishnan told HT that the workshop, titled 'Management of Information on Intermediary Platforms', aimed to guide ministries and departments on the correct application of sections 79(3)(b) and 69A of the Act. He said the initiative was prompted by instances where officials had made errors in wording or format while issuing takedown notices under Section 79(3)(b).

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