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MeitY to take into consideration a proposal by intermediaries to create self-regulatory organisation to fact-check online content not related to government
The Editors Guild of India has also issued a statement saying that the amendments to the IT Rules are draconian and will have deeply adverse implications for press freedom in the country.
The Centre had earlier issued notifications regarding amendments to the IT Rules related to online gaming and the spread of false and misleading information regarding government business.
The statement also criticises and calls "surprising" the fact that the Union government notified this amendment 'without any meaningful consultation that it had promised' after it withdrew the earlier draft amendments it had put out in January 2023.
Centre clarifies that PIB Fact Check not mentioned in rules on fake news takedown. Minister Chandrasekhar says decision pending on trust and credibility.