Digital news platforms flay new rules - The Hindu BusinessLine
Digital news platforms flay new rules March 03, 2021 × ‘These rules in some places appear to go against the fundamental principle of news and its role in a democracy’ The government’s new rules for digital news platforms -- which involve a three-tier structure of regulation with a government committee at its apex -- go against the fundamental principle of news and its role in a democracy, and will have a chilling effect on the freedom of press and speech, whilst also resulting in government control rather than regulation, say digital news platforms and digital liberty organisations. T...