Gamers, have you been Pwned? We send our comments on the proposed amendments to the IT Rules, 2021 in relation to Online gaming

Just when we thought that no new set of stakeholders could be further negatively impacted by the IT Rules, 2021, the government released the proposed amendments to the IT Rules, 2021 in relation to Online gaming. Not only will these proposed amendments significantly increase compliance burden for a diverse range of gaming entities, it also, once again, attempts to expand the scope of the IT Act, 2000, which does not regulate online gaming. After publishing an initial analysis and conducting a members’ briefing call, we have sent our detailed comments to MeitY on the proposed amendments. We list our range of concerns, several of which were incorporated after speaking to stakeholders who will be directly impacted by them, such as online game developers, and online gamers.


This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://internetfreedom.in/comments-on-the-online-gaming-proposed-amendments/