Consider the following statements in the context of intermediary liability under the Information Technology Act, 2000:
1. Section 79 of the IT Act provides that an intermediary shall not be held legally liable for third-party content hosted on its platform, provided it does not initiate the transmission, select the receiver, or modify the message.
2. The intermediary retains safe harbour protection even if it fails to act upon receiving government orders to remove unlawful content.
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?
1
Both Statement I and Statement II are correct, and Statement II is the correct explanation for Statement I
2
Both Statement I and Statement II are correct, but Statement II is not the correct explanation for Statement I
3
Statement I is correct, but Statement II is incorrect
4
Statement I is incorrect, but Statement II is correct