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Why in news?
- Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has notified the Press Information Bureau’s Fact Check Unit as the designated body to flag misinformation about Central government departments to social media platforms.
Key Points:
- Legal Liability Protections: Under the IT Rules, 2021, social media platforms may lose legal protection for content posted by users if they keep misinformation online.
- Challenges to IT Rules: The Editors’ Guild of India have challenged the IT Rules more broadly and approached the Supreme Court.
- Impact on Free Press: Organizations like the Internet Freedom Foundation have raised concerns that the provision could threaten the independence of the free press on the Indian internet.
- Fact Check Unit’s Role: The Fact Check Unit, run by Indian Information Service officers, has disputed news reporting in the past and reports to the Principal Director General, PIB.
