Manipur Journalist Paojel Chaoba First To Be Sent Notice Under New Digital Media Rules
The Manipur-based journalist Paojel Chaoba was earlier arrested under the Unlawful Atrocities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) and Section 124A (sedition) Twitter Outlook Web Bureau 2021-03-02T17:20:59+05:30 Manipur Journalist Paojel Chaoba First To Be Sent Notice Under New Digital Media Rules outlookindia.com 2021-03-02T19:15:11+05:30
Paojel Chaoba, a journalist from Manipur, has reportedly been sent a notice by the state under the newly introduced Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021. The notice has been sent to the journalist over a discussion he participated in for his organisation, The Frontier Manipur (TFM).
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Manipur’s news website becomes first target of new rules on digital media, later withdrawn
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Updated: Wednesday, March 3, 2021, 13:09 [IST]
New Delhi, Mar 03: Paojel Chaoba, the executive editor of The Frontier Manipur, was the first journalist to get a notice under the controversial new rules to regulate digital content, including that on news websites. The notice was withdrawn by 6 pm after centre s intervention.
The notice has been served under the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021.
The discussion, Khanasi Neinasi, was uploaded on the Facebook page of the The Frontier Manipur (TFM) on February 28. The panel discussion in question was titled, Media Under Seige: Are Journalists Walking A Tight Rope.
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