NEW DELHI: The Indian Newspaper Society (INS) on Tuesday urged the government to drop the draft amendment to the IT Rules that requires social media intermediaries to take down news or information if they are declared fake by the fact checking unit of the Press Information Bureau (PIB).
It also said PIB, or an agency of the central government, is “ill-equipped” to serve as an entity that “meets the highest standards of fairness and due process” to ensure “factual accuracy of reports about government business on media sites”, and that such a mechanism should be evolved by the ministry of electronics and IT in consultation with stakeholders.
“The Society is of the view that the proposed amendment will seriously impact the functioning of the Press in India, and hand over the responsibility of checking statements relating to the central government to an agency of the central government and…
It also said PIB, or an agency of the central government, is “ill-equipped” to serve as an entity that “meets the highest standards of fairness and due process” to ensure “factual accuracy of reports about government business on media sites”, and that such a mechanism should be evolved by the ministry of electronics and IT in consultation with stakeholders.
“The Society is of the view that the proposed amendment will seriously impact the functioning of the Press in India, and hand over the responsibility of checking statements relating to the central government to an agency of the central government and…
