The government on Thursday invited comments from the public on the proposed amendment to the new IT rules for the removal of the content flagged by its media arm PIB as false or misleading.
The Editors Guild of India on Wednesday urged the government to ‘expunge’ the draft amendment to the IT Rules and asked social media companies to take down news articles that have been deemed “fake” by the Press Information Bureau (PIB).
Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar said the draft amendments to IT Rules are in pursuance of the government’s commitment to an open, safe and trusted and accountable internet.
“We have circulated amendments for consultation with stakeholders. As is the practice meticulously followed by the government these amendments will also be put through open consultations – to reflect, discuss and deliberate on these amendments or any…
