In no particular order, here are MediaNama’s top 10 stories of the week ended 17th March 2019 MediaNama would like to thank its sponsors: E2E, for their support. YouTube will label fact-checked videos in India; no partners specified YouTube will now show information panels when Indian users search for topics that are prone to misinformation, it wrote in a YouTube Answer. Available in English and Hindi, the information is powered by fact-checkers (aka approved publishers), and tells users whether the information about a topic is true, false, or partly true. Read it here Ecommerce policy: DPIIT extends the comments deadline to 29 March The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) has extended the deadline for sending comments on India’s ecommerce policy to 29 March 2019, as opposed to the previous deadline of 9 March, it said in a notification. Stakeholders and the public can send comments to ecom-dipp@gov.in. Read it here UN Special Rapporteur highlights censorship dangers of proposed EU copyright directive David Kaye, UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression, has said that the European Union’s copyright law should not be at the cost of freedom of expression. Kaye added that the law should be modernised. Read it here Delhi HC asks for AYUSH ministry's response in Aadhaar biometric attendance petition The Delhi HC has sought the response of the Ministry of AYUSH in a petition challenging its decision to use Aadhaar-based attendance in Ayurvedic, Homeopathic,…
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