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On July 21, SG Mehta had mentioned the matter before the bench, requesting the matter to be heard next on August 31 and September 1.

Whether the Cinematograph Act will be extended to OTT platforms and if so, how will it play out both legally and practically, remains to be seen.

OTT Content: The Indian Digital Media Industry Foundation (IDMIF) and the Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) have, in separate but identical letters, to the ministry of information and broadcasting (MIB) said that OTT platforms have agreed to go through a thorough process to ensure that the content they produce is in accordance with the Code of Ethics of the IT Rules 2021.

Two of Indias leading over-the-top (OTT) industry lobby groups have told the government that their OTT platforms are ensuring compliance with IT Rules even before the content is published. The Indian Digital Media Industry Foundation (IDMIF) and the Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) have, in separate but identical letters, to the ministry of information and broadcasting (MIB) said that OTT platforms have agreed to go through a thorough process to ensure that the content they produ...

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In a democratic process, the court said, the govt is as much a participant as a citizen is and hence a citizen has the fundamental right to question and demand answers and govt is duty-bound to respond

The court also questioned who will fact-check the Fact Check Unit (FCU) that is to be set up under the amended Rules.

The Bombay High Court on Friday said the recently amended Information Technology (IT) Rules against fake content on social media against the government may be excessive, quipping that one cannot bring a hammer to kill an ant. A division bench of Justices Gautam Patel and Neela Gokhale also said it still does not understand the need behind the amendment to the Rules and stated

The Bombay High Court on Thursday said the recently-amended Information Technology rules that empower the Centre to act against fake, false and misleading information on social media was "sort of a diktat" as it does not give an opportunity to justify or defend the content. A division bench of Justices Gautam Patel and Neela Gokhale sought to know what constitutes a government

No matter how laudable or high the motives behind introducing a law are, if the effect is unconstitutional, then it has to go, the Court observed.