Need To Rethink Entire Governance Structure Of The Internet: IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw

Governance of the Internet: Noting that India is taking a lead in this regard, IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said the nation being one of the largest users of the internet has to be a key stakeholder in the way governance of the internet is defined all over the world.

The responsibility for content put out on social media platforms and websites should be "clearly defined", IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said today.

The minister further said changes in technology and internet over the last few decades requires fundamental rethink in the governance structure of the internet.

"The way content is created, the way content is consumed, the way the internet is accessed. The languages in which the internet is accessed, the machines, the modes in which the internet is accessed, everything has changed. So, with these fundamental changes, we certainly need a fundamental rethink of the entire governance structure of the internet," Mr Vaishnaw said inaugurating the first India Internet Governance Forum (IIGF 2021).

Noting that India is taking a lead in this regard, Mr Vaishnaw said the nation being one of the largest users of the internet has to be a key stakeholder in the way governance of the internet is defined all over the world.