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Solicitor General Tushar Mehta said that the rules do not prohibit any express of opinion or critical analysis against government but is only intended to rein in false news.
The High Court had earlier directed the Andhra Pradesh government to form a committee to file a report on how online rummy is played, since there was no material to show how the online version of the game is played.
The Court also pointed out instances where legal portals put out information on court hearings on social media handles and asked if that would also be termed as misleading by the FCU.
The government emphasized that it is equipped with resources to verify fake news which is not available to the common man and it is crucial to ensure that authentic information is disseminated to the public.