We Are Willing To Make Even More Stricter Social Media Rules: Government

Social media needs to be made more accountable and stricter rules in this regard could be brought in if there is political consensus on the matter, Information Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said in Rajya Sabha on Friday.

Replying to a series of supplementaries in this regard, he said whenever the government has taken any step to make social media accountable, the opposition has accused it of curbing the freedom of speech.

"But it is not so," he said during Question Hour.

Responding to a querry from BJP's Sushil Kumar Modi on what action has been initiated against websites like 'BulliBai' that targeted Muslim women, he said the government acted immediately when violation was brought to its notice.