India remains open to self-regulation of social media content, says minister

India remains open to self-regulation of social media content, says minister

FILE PHOTO: A man looks into his phone as he travels in an intercity bus service in New Delhi, India, December 29, 2017. REUTERS/Saumya Khandelwal

India continues to favour a self-regulatory body for social media content disputes, a federal minister told Reuters, despite a lack of consensus among Big Tech companies to form a joint appeals panel.