News Misinformation Combat Alliance and Meta partner on fact-checking helpline on WhatsApp The initiative is set to begin in March 2024 and will support multiple Indian languages. Simone LoboFebruary 22, 2024
News IPS Pronab Mohanty Appointed to Oversee Karnataka’s “Information Disorder Tackling Unit”: Report Concerns arise over potential impact of the fact-checking unit on free speech, mirroring ongoing legal challenges faced by a similar unit proposed by the... Aarathi GanesanJanuary 23, 2024
News How can the government and companies regulate spread of deep fakes? #NAMA Experts delve into the challenges of deep fake regulation and its impact on safe harbor. Vallari SanzgiriJanuary 23, 2024
News Misinformation Combat Alliance (MCA) launches voluntary framework for Indian fact-checking organisations MCA, as per news reports from April 2023, had received approval from the Indian government to set up an SRO for Indian fact-checkers. Sarvesh MathiNovember 8, 2023
News Tamil Nadu government sets up Fact Check Unit to flag fake news, misinformation The FCU will be able to take suo motu cognizance on fact-checking or act based on complaints received, as per media reports. Sarvesh MathiNovember 2, 2023
News No information available on Misinformation Combat Alliance receiving approval to be SRO for fact-checkers: IT Ministry This comes as a relief as an ET report in April had suggested that MCA would have the same powers as the government fact-check... Sarvesh MathiSeptember 19, 2023
News Fact-Check Amendment Will “Impoverish” Political Discourse Online: Editors Guild of India Challenge at Bombay HC Kamra, the Editors Guild, and the Association of Indian Magazines have all challenged the rule at the Bombay HC on similar grounds of shrinking... Aarathi GanesanJune 8, 2023
News Controversial fact-check amendment won’t go into effect before September 4th, Gov informs Bombay HC This effectively stays the controversial fact-check amendment until July 5; the next hearing is on June 8 Sarvesh MathiJune 7, 2023
News SRO for fact-checkers reportedly gets government’s nod, but under which law? This self-regulatory body will be for fact-checkers of non-government-related news Sarvesh MathiApril 21, 2023
News Fact-check amendment will profoundly infringe on press freedom: US tech giants The Asia Internet Coalition, comprising Google, Meta, Apple, Amazon and other tech giants, released a statement on the IT Rules amendments Sarvesh MathiApril 20, 2023