Verifying identity across the board would help to promote free speech as guaranteed under the Indian Constitution and check on hate speech.
Apurva Agarwal
The Central Government on February 25, 2021, brought new guidelines for social media, The Intermediary Guidelines & Digital Media Ethics Code Rules, 2021 to safeguard users' rights and to regulate digital content platforms, online streaming, and social media. The new guidelines proposed that all social media accounts need to be verified through mobile phones with a government ID within three months.
Source- https://www.freepressjournal.in/lifestyle/should-social-media-platforms-require-govt-id-verification
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