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Controversial fact-check amendment won’t go into effect before July 5, IT Ministry informs Bombay HC
This effectively stays the controversial fact-check amendment until July 5; the next hearing is on June 8
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This effectively stays the controversial fact-check amendment until July 5; the next hearing is on June 8
This self-regulatory body will be for fact-checkers of non-government-related news
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,...
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
Will there be any standard operating procedure/manual to follow under the I&B Ministry’s Fact Check Unit?
A newly proposed amendment to the IT Rules, 2021, requires social media platforms to refer to fact-checks carried out by PIB and ensure the...
