New Delhi, Feb. 11 -- Social media companies must now remove or disable access to certain unlawful or harmful content within three hours of receiving a valid government direction, a formal grievance, or becoming aware of a clear violation, under amendments to the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, notified on Tuesday. The new deadline - a sharp reduction from the previous 36-hour window under Rule 3(1)(d)-was not part of draft amendments released by the ministry of electronics and information technology (MeitY) in October 2025. P10...