Digital Platforms Must Take Responsibility for Online Content, says Vaishnaw

Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Thursday asserted that digital platforms must take responsibility for the content they host, stressing that ensuring the online safety of children and citizens is their obligation. 

Addressing the Digital News Publishers Association (DNPA) Conclave here, Vaishnaw said platforms need to "wake



up" and understand the importance of reinforcing trust in the institutions that human society has built over thousands of years.

"Platforms must take responsibility for the content that is hosted by them. The online safety of children, the online safety of all citizens is the responsibility of the platforms," he said.