November 22, 2024 04:45 (IST)
'Remove hoax bomb threats or face legal consequences': Indian govt warns social media platforms
New Delhi: The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has advised all social media platforms to comply with the Information Technology (IT) Rules and the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS), asking them to make "reasonable efforts" to promptly remove bomb threat posts, warning that failure to do so could result in "liability," media reports said.
New Delhi: Amid a series of bomb hoaxes affecting flights in India’s aviation space, at least 85 flights operated by IndiGo, Air India, Vistara, and Akasa Air received similar threats on Thursday, media reports said.
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