Minister of Information & Broadcasting Prakash Javadekar met with the Digital News Publishers Association (DNPA) on Thursday, and said that they "welcomed" the new regulations on digital news companies. The DNPA is an industry body representing traditional media organisations like Dainik Bhaskar, NDTV, Times of India, Hindustan Times and Malayala Manorama, among others, all of whom who have a digital presence. "Everyone pointed out that these rules should not apply to news," a meeting participant told MediaNama under condition of anonymity. All DNPA members were present at the meeting, the participant added. Javadekar did not mention the objection to the Rules being applicable to news in his tweet, but the I&B Ministry did in its press release later in the evening. Jagran New Media CEO Bharat Gupta revealed that DNPA members asked for the rules to not apply to them alone, arguing they are largely reposting content that is already covered under laws applicable to traditional media. The DNPA thanked Javadekar in a tweet where it did not mention this demand: https://twitter.com/bharatgupta76/status/1370000321523503107 https://twitter.com/PrakashJavdekar/status/1369925046702018561 Dhanya Rajendran, founder and editor-in-chief of The New Minute, who chairs the DIGIPub News India Foundation told MediaNama that there was no word yet from the I&B Ministry on whether it would meet with the digital publishers body. Javadekar previously met with the Internet and Mobile Association of India, a body representing streaming platforms, after which he said that the organisation "welcomed" the regulations requiring them to submit to a three tier complaints redressal mechanism. In fact,…
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