The Digital Personal Data Protection Bill 2023 may reportedly give advisory powers to Data Protection Board. The Board can recommend to the government to either have content pulled down or granted intermediary access blocked in the public interest, said a news report.

This is especially the case if the board notices two or more cases of rule breaches by a platform.

The latest version of the Bill, says the report, has seemingly accommodated industry feedback, but the clause to ensure content takedown has been an addendum, and is touted to impact the internet and social media platforms. The Bill is scheduled to be introduced on Thursday.

The provision to block access to content has been introduced to empower the government to check violations of the Bill, according to the report.

The news report quoted a government official who stated that the clause will be used sparingly and that it has been introduced to keep the citizens' data safe since mere penalties won't solve the problem.