IT Minister Ashwini Vaishanaw emphasises social media’s role in child safety, algorithmic transparency

Social media platforms must take responsibility for content, undertake necessary steps to ensure child safety and ensure algorithmic transparency to empower citizens to address their grievances, IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Friday.

The minister emphasised the need for platforms to proactively protect society from online harms, including “digital arrest” scams, according to PTI.