New Delhi, Oct. 23 -- The Centre on October 23 notified amendments to Rule 3(1)(d) of the IT Rules, 2021, "to enhance transparency, accountability and safeguards", the Ministry of Electronics & IT (MeitY) said in a release.

It added that the new framework, set to come into effect from November 15, 2025, ensures "senior-level authorisation, reasons intimations and periodic review for proportionate and lawful action".

The amendments, titled as 'Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Amendment Rules, 2025' seek to "reinforce transparency, proportionality and accountability in removal of unlawful online content by intermediaries", the ministry stated.

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