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He also warned the company that the media used for the spread of rumors are likely to be treated as "accomplices" and may face legal consequences if they remain " silent spectators ".
WhatsApp, owned by Facebook, has been criticized by the Indian government for false information and false information on its messaging platform.
Such messages provoked the fury of the crowd, triggering multiple cases of lynching across the country.
In the past, the government had also issued a stern warning to the company that it is cracking down on hoaxes aimed at "provoking" and "inciting" people.
"When rumors and false news are spread by mischievous traders, the medium used for such propagation can not escape responsibility and responsibility." If they remain silent spectators, they can be treated as accomplices. ministry said in a statement today.
The ministry said that it approached WhatsApp to bring more effective solutions to the table, to ensure greater "accountability and facilitate law enforcement" beyond existing efforts toward labeling and the identification of false news.
"It has been conveyed to them unequivocally that it is a very serious matter that deserves a more sensible answer," the ministry said.
Ravi Shankar Prasad, Minister of Justice and Information Technology, today informed Rajya Sabha that he would hold discussions with stakeholders, including political parties, to develop a policy to combat the misuse of social media.
Prasad had previously told WhatsApp that the platform "could not escape responsibility and responsibility".
In response, WhatsApp announced a new feature allowing its users to identify messages that are being forwarded.
The courier service also published a full page of advertising in major newspapers, first in the series of its user awareness campaign, giving 'easy advice' to decide whether the information received is actually true.
At the same time, WhatsApp had informed the Center that false news, misinformation and hoaxes could be controlled by the government, civil society and technology companies "working together".
Describing the steps that he took to limit the abuse of his platform, WhatsApp – in his response to the first notification sent by the IT department – stated that he has the ability to prevent spam but that he can not see the contents of private messages, the blocking can be done only on the basis of user reports.
WhatsApp had also told the government that he was "horrified by these terrible acts of violence" and his strategy to handle the situation was to give people the controls and information they needed to stay safe while by working pro-actively. the service.
Rumors about WhatsApp triggered a series of incidents involving the fury of the crowd, including one where five men were lynched because they were suspected of being children in the village of Rainpada, in the district of Dhule, Maharashtra. More recently, one man was beaten to death, while three others were injured after a popular attack suspected them of being children near Bidar, Karnataka.
The Supreme Court, earlier this week, asked parliament to consider enacting a new law to effectively deal with lynching incidents, saying that "horrific acts of mobocracy" can not become a new norm .
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