NEW DELHI, Jan 19 — A major Indian journalist group urged the government to reject a proposal to police fake news on social media, saying such a change to the country’s...
NEW DELHI, Jan 19 — A major Indian journalist group urged the government to reject a proposal to police fake news on social media, saying such a change to the country’s information-technology rules would be akin to censorship.
Information deemed “fake or false” by the Press Information Bureau or by any other agency authorised for fact-checking by the government would be prohibited under the draft amendment issued on Tuesday.
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