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The issues posed by the amendment are a unique legal development. Indian courts have not yet substantively dealt with legal cases where online speech of private citizens is sought to be controlled by the government in this way.
A government-appointed fact-check body will now be allowed to label content related to the government on online platforms as “fake”
The Editors Guild of India on Friday said it was 'deeply disturbed' by the 'draconian' amendments to the Information Technology Rules that gave the government 'absolute power' to determine fake news.
The fact checking unit will be a befitting response to vested interests from outside who propagate wrong and misleading information, he said, adding that the unit will be a government body that will analyse such information.
On 6th April, 2023, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Government of India, notified the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code)...