"I have not come across any public channel, Twitter, Facebook or Youtube .. they never respond to us and there is no accountability, about the institutions they have written badly (about) and they don't respond and say this is their right... They only worry about powerful men and not judges, institution or common people. that is what we have seen, "Chief Justice of India NV Ramana was quoted by Bar and Bench and news agency PTI as saying. The Supreme Court of India was hearing a batch of petitions including one filed by Jamiat Ulema-i-Hind seeking directions to the Centre to stop the dissemination of "fake news" related to a religious gathering at the Markaz Nizamuddin and take strict action against those responsible for the fake news. The circulation of fake news has grown tremendously and has been aided by the rise of social media which has become the primary source of news, especially in the midst of the pandemic. Social media platforms can also be used to spread vaccine disinformation in the country. Everything shown in a section of private news channels bear a communal tone. Ultimately, this country is going to get a bad name. Did you ever attempt to regulate these private channels — SC bench headed by Chief Justice N V Ramana What else happened in the hearing These are the main observations made by the bench comprising Justices Surya Kant and AS Bopanna other than CJI Ramana: Social media only listens to the “powerful voices” and several…
