The Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 were announced a few days ago. The rules seek to fundamentally change the way the internet will be experienced in India. The rules have ramifications for social media and media intermediaries like WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter etc. and there’s a separate section that focuses on digital news and the digital content space.Here’s a conversation with Mitali Mukherjee, Ritu Kapur, Dhanya Rajendran and M.K. Venu on the impact of these laws on news websites and more importantly, for viewers and readers.