India, March 30 -- Expanding the centre's oversight on digital media platforms, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has proposed amendments to the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021. 

The proposed changes, issued under Section 87 of the IT Act, 2000, social media intermediaries like Meta, Google, X, will be required to "comply with clarifications, advisories, orders, directions, standard operating procedures, codes of practice or guidelines" issued in relation to the implementation of the rules. 

The framework tightens content takedown obligations for intermediaries. Platforms hosting information that may be used to commit "unlawful acts" will b...