New Delhi, Feb. 26 -- India's Information Technology and Communications Minister, Ashwini Vaishnaw, on Thursday delivered a pointed message to digital and social media platforms: adopt fair revenue-sharing models for content creators voluntarily, or risk legal intervention.

Speaking at the Digital News Publishers Association (DNPA) Conclave 2026, Vaishnaw argued that platforms deriving value from journalistic and creative content must ensure equitable compensation - not only for established news organisations, but also for independent creators, researchers and influencers across the country.

"Platforms must work to share fair compensation for the content they use from publishers and creators. They either do it voluntarily or else there ...