Traceability Rule
Definition
Rule 4(2) of the Intermediary Guidelines 2021. Requires significant social media intermediaries that provide messaging to enable identification of the first originator of information, on a competent-authority order. WhatsApp has challenged the rule before the Delhi High Court.
Related terms
- NCII
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- Pig Butchering
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- Section 79 Safe Harbour
- The IT Act 2000 provision that exempts intermediaries from liability for third-party content, conditional on observing due diligence under the Intermediary Guidelines...
- Significant Social Media Intermediary (SSMI)
- An intermediary with more than 50 lakh registered users in India. Under the Intermediary Guidelines 2021 an SSMI must appoint a Chief...
- Sock Puppet
- A fictitious online identity created and controlled by an investigator to observe or interact with a target without revealing the investigation. The...
Explained in
- Social Media Crime: Cyberbullying, Grooming and StalkingRule 4(2) of the Intermediary Guidelines 2021. Requires significant social media intermediaries that provide messaging to enable identification of the first or...