Archive · 28 Nov 2025
SEBI Proposes Social Media ID Disclosure
SEBI, the organization that oversees the stock market in India, wants all regulated financial entities to show their names and registration numbers on their social media pages.
This is to help people tell the difference between real and fake investment advice.
SEBI has also set rules about what these entities can and can't say on social media to prevent misleading information.
They have found over 1 lakh instances of false information online and are working to stop it.
More people are investing, so SEBI wants to keep them safe from scams.
SEBI proposes mandatory display of registered names and numbers on social media for regulated entities.
Regulated entities must ensure their social media content does not mislead investors or promise guaranteed returns.
SEBI has flagged over 1 lakh instances of unlawful or misleading online content in the past 18 months.
The number of unique investors in India has surged to 13.6 crore as of October 2025.
SEBI has intensified engagement with major social media platforms to strengthen safeguards against fraudulent content.
- Who
- Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)
- What
- Proposed mandatory ID disclosure on social media for regulated entities
- When
- Proposed on November 28, 2025
- Where
- India
- Why
- To curb misleading investment content and protect investors
- Regulator
- Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)
- Chairman
- Tuhin Kanta Pandey
- Proposed Requirement
- Display registered name and number on social media
- Content Standards
- No misleading, false, or exaggerated content
- Prohibited Content
- No guaranteed returns, past performance references, or SEBI logo misuse
- Misinformation Flagged
- Over 1 lakh instances in 18 months
- Unique Investors (Oct 2025)
- 13.6 crore
- Unique Mutual Fund Investors
- 5.6 crore
Sources
SEBI to strengthen digital checks, expand investor-protection systems
SEBI chief warns against unregistered advisors, digital dabba trading amid surge in investor scams
Dabba trading resurfacing in new digital forms: Sebi
Sebi proposes ID disclosure on social media to crack down on misleading financial content
