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The final rules come months after the Ministry, in January, had first proposed that any piece of news that has been identified as “fake” by the fact-checking unit of PIB will not be allowed on online intermediaries
The network, being billed as the ‘Misinformation Combat Alliance’, is expected to be joined by major social media platforms.
The Pakistan government's official Twitter account has been withheld in India.
On trying to access the Twitter account of Pakistan government, a message prompts saying, "Account Withheld @GovtofPakistan's account has been withheld in India in response to a legal demand"
In June last year, Twitter in India banned official accounts of Pakistan Embassies in the United Nations, Turkey, Iran and Egypt.