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THEME
•IT act and social media(GS-3)
- Q- Information technology act 2000 and subsequent amendment in it , has facilitated better utilization of cyber space. Comment
- The act provides legal recognition to ecommerce
- Recognizes records kept in electronic form like any other documentary record
- Provides legal recognition to digital signature
- Cyber Law Appellate Tribunal
- Applies to cyber offence—like Tampering with computer source documents, Hacking with computer system, Sec -66-A-sending offensive messages through communication service
- Q- In the era of fourth industrial revolution the widespread use of social media has both negative impacts and the positive impacts . Discuss -Social Media refer to internet based communication among people who create, share and exchange their ideas, photos ,videos and information on virtual cyber platform.
- Negative-
- -Riots
- -Misinformation
- -Terrorism and –national activities
- False opinion building
- Addiction
- INCITING COMMUNAL VIOLENCE
POSITIVE
- -Social awareness
- Cheapest and fastest form of communication
- Spread of Social activism like movement against corruption
- Promoting a culture of debate and discussion
- Breaking the Monopoly of big media houses
- Participatory democracy
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