Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal slammed the Centre on Saturday amid the controversy over its notification to fact-check fake news and have them taken down. Sibal took to Twitter and alleged that “now PIB will decide what is fake and what is not”.
“Online Platforms: Now PIB will decide what is fake and what is not and notify it. Now Government to decide what is fake and what is not! And Amit Shah ji says democracy is not in danger!” Sibal tweeted.
However, Union minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar had clarified on Friday that the rules notified do not mention “PIB Fact Check”.
“The rules do not at all suggest that it’s going to be PIB Fact Check. I think some of the grey area, or indeed the misapprehension, comes from the fact that the original draft of the rule that went for consultation talked about PIB Fact check. The rules that were…
