Digital Media federation is an organization of working journalists/Digital Publishers/Digital news content creators in India. DMF is here to safeguard the interest of its member Publishers and journalists associated with it. One of the main objectives of the organization is to enrich the quality and fact base news Content/Information in every part of the country.
Digital Media federation has also formed a regulating body (DMNSA) to regulate the News Content published on digital media platforms associated with it.
It also follows the Grievance Redressal Mechanism A three-level grievance redressal mechanism which has been established under the IT rules 2021 with two levels of self-regulation- Level I being the publisher and Level II being the Self-Regulatory Body, and the third level being the Oversight Mechanism under the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting.
The Regulating Body would help to fight fake news on digital media through a mechanism of accountability of publishers while providing a level playing field between online and offline (Print and TV) news publishers.
The rules provide for an effective grievance redressal mechanism for receiving, processing, and time-bound disposal of public grievances related to the Code of Ethics. The self-regulatory body can also issue advisories to the publisher, it can also issue warning, censuring, admonishing or reprimanding the publisher or requiring an apology by the publisher or requiring the publisher to include a warning card or a disclaimer etc.
The mechanism is based on the principles of minimum Government intervention however platforms should develop a robust grievance redressal mechanism on their own.
Digital Media News Standard Authority is a self-regulatory body under the digital media rules 2021. DMNSA shall perform functions laid down in sub-rules (4) and (5) of rule 12 for the purpose of redressing grievances related to the Code of Ethics under the Rules. Accordingly, we shall ensure that the member publishers agree to adhere to the provisions of the Rules, Including furnishing the requisite information 4 under rule 18 of the Rules.
DMF ensures to perform the functions laid down in the rules set by ministry information and broadcasting for the purpose of addressing grievances related to the code of ethics. We maintain a proactive approach to weed out wrong and misleading content from the news item to be published on our media platforms. Digital Media News Standard Authority has been formed to regulate and comply with the instructions given by MIB under the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021.
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E-Mail:- grievance.dmf@gmail.com, complaint@digitalmediafederation.com
