Interview | 'If You Want to Curb Fake News, Control BJP's IT Cell': Supriya Shrinate on IT Rules The Congress spokesperson said the government should, instead of muzzling dissent with the new IT Rules, attempt to set its own house in order. "What kind of fake news are you going to check when the government hasnât been able to put its own house in order?" Representative image. Photo: Unsplash Tech01/Mar/2021 New Delhi: The BJP-led Centre recently framed rules to regulate all types of digital platforms. The three-tier structure introduced in the Information Technology (Guidelines for Intermediaries and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 effectively gives the Union ministries of Electronics and Information Technology, and Information and Broadcasting an unprecedented leverage over online news platforms like