Role of Social Media — Mains Questions

Critically analyze the dual role of social media as a catalyst and amplifier of communal violence in India. Discuss the efficacy of existing legal and regulatory frameworks in addressing this challenge.

The Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, aim to make social media platforms more accountable. Examine the key provisions of these rules and discuss the challenges in their implementation.

In the context of internal security, discuss the various solutions, both technological and non-technological, to mitigate the spread of misinformation and hate speech on social media that fuels communal violence.