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The fact-check amendment threatens the rights of journalists, writers, and human rights defenders to speak freely online, the statement says.
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The fact-check amendment threatens the rights of journalists, writers, and human rights defenders to speak freely online, the statement says.
This effectively stays the controversial fact-check amendment until July 5; the next hearing is on June 8
The Asia Internet Coalition, comprising Google, Meta, Apple, Amazon and other tech giants, released a statement on the IT Rules amendments
Social media platforms can ignore the fact-checking unit but they will have to defend their "version of the truth" in a court of law,...
India's IT Minister of State Rajeev Chandrasekhar says Section 79 safe harbor provision is the reason for toxicity & misinformation on the internet.
Just because the government is setting up a new fact-checking unit rather than appointing PIB, it doesn't change the concerns that have been raised
While Article 19(2) grants the govt the power to place reasonable restrictions on certain grounds, fake news is not one of those grounds, Article...
The HC bench has given the IT Ministry one week to file its response on why the amendment should not be stayed
Fact-checking will likely be done by the Press Information Bureau’s fact-check unit, which falls under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
