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The guidelines issued by the News Broadcasting and Digital Standards Authority come a fortnight after the Supreme Court asked why anchors cannot be taken off air for allowing hate speech on TV.
The NBDSA said that during a debate on hijab, anchor Aman Chopra failed to stop the other panellists from crossing the boundary.
Hearing Union I&B minister Anurag Thakur admonish news channels for 'inviting guests who are polarising, who spread false narratives and who shout at the top of their lungs,' was ironic, because the current regime had discreetly signalled ‘friendly’ media to spread toxicity.
In clearly enunciating the relation between hate speech and profits, the honourable court has revealed the very heart of the systemic arrangements that now characterise the state and its predilections.
"Where is our nation headed? If it is hate speech on which we are feeding on, where is our nation headed?" asked Justice K.M. Joseph.