MeitY Urges Social Media to Act on Flight Bombing Threats

• The Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) has issued an advisory to social media intermediaries following multiple hoax bomb threats to Indian airlines.
• The ministry stressed the need for social media platforms to adhere to their 'due diligence obligation' under the IT Act and IT Rules, which require them to promptly remove misinformation.
• The advisory also stated that intermediaries must make reasonable efforts to prevent the spread of malicious content.
• This development comes after the central government asked social media platforms like Meta and X to provide data on the people behind the bomb threats.
• The situation has been triggered by over 150 Indian flights receiving bomb threats in recent days.

Source: Inc42