Respect Indian laws if you want to do business: Govt tells Twitter, FB
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New Delhi, Feb 11 : The Centre on Thursday categorically said in the Rajya Sabha that action will be taken against Social Media platforms if fake news and violence is spread through it. There is freedom of speech but Article 19A says that this is subject to reasonable restrictions, said Communications, Electronics & Information Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad. We respect social media a lot, it has empowered common people. Social media has a big role in the Digital India programme. However, if social media are misused to spread fake news and violence, then action will be taken on the misuse of social media in India whether Twitter or else, said Prasad.
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