Overview

• The National Investigation Agency is wrapping up a unified framework with four key ministries to set enforceable standards for online content policing.
• Social media companies will receive formal notifications detailing proactive monitoring obligations, streamlined takedown protocols and scheduled reporting requirements.
• The policy expands India’s legal reach to target content uploaded from abroad as well as domestic networks that amplify anti-national material.
• Blocks have already been implemented on videos featuring Khalistani separatist Gurpatwant Singh Pannu, gangster Goldie Brar and other extremist figures.
• Officials say the move is driven by growing concerns over terror groups using social media for recruitment and propaganda.