‘Neutralise those writing against us’: Inside the govt’s plan to manage media perception
March 5, 2021
IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad feels that “despite being in government”, there is a “gap” in online news platforms like the Wire, Scroll, and some other regional media. The government’s “core media intervention”, Prasad thinks, isn’t getting enlarged. To tackle this “gap”, a group of ministers held meeting with stakeholders like journalists, and industry professionals, noting the need for a strategy to “neutralise” the people who are writing against the government. After these consultations, the group of ministers prepared a report titled ‘Report of the Group of Ministers on Government Communication’, which was accessed by MediaNama, and first reported by the Caravan.
Under the digital media rules, notified by the government last week, foreign news and content publishers will now be answerable to the I&B Ministry. Experts say that the new rules will increase the cost of operations for foreign digital media firms
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Fact Check: Are users required to verify their social media accounts within 3 months? Know truth here
The Centre has clarified that it is not mandatory for citizens to verify their social media accounts and that it has only asked social media platforms to ensure a mechanism for those who wish to do it voluntarily
BusinessToday.In | February 28, 2021 | Updated 15:24 IST
A Twitter post claiming citizens to verify their social media accounts with a government ID has gone viral on social media
The Centre on February 25 came out with new guidelines to regulate digital content platforms, online streaming, and social media. In the midst of this, a post that has gone viral on social media claiming that in keeping with the new guidelines, all social media accounts need to be verified through mobile phones with a government ID within three months.
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