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#NAMApolicy: Fake News, Rumors & Online Content Regulation, 22nd February, Delhi – #ad

MediaNama invites you to apply for a curated #NAMApolicy open house discussion on 'Fake News, Rumors & Online Content Regulation', at India Habitat Centre in Delhi, at 6:00 pm on the 22nd of February 2017, hosted in partnership with Mint. Please click here to apply. The apparent impact of Fake News on the US elections has brought its proliferation in India into sharp focus; the most recent example being the confusion that the spread of false information created during demonetization in India, with even news channels reporting some of it as real. To try and contain the spread of false information, a District Magistrate in Indore even issued orders under Section 144 to ban the spread of “misleading and objectionable” content. At the same time, the Delhi High Court has asked the government to consider bringing Instant Messaging Platforms, often a source of both news and fake news, under a regulatory framework. At a time when millions of Indians are coming online each month, and the consumption of content is increasing rapidly, it’s important to examine how Fake News can impact democratic processes, and the challenges that countries and citizens face because of it. We also want to examine the impact that potential regulation may have on the distribution and consumption of content online in India, and implications for citizens, media owners, content creators and governments, as well as platforms from an intermediary liability perspective. Most importantly, we want to explore how Fake News can be addressed without regulation. The…

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