Latest Amendments to IT Rules Will Have Chilling Effect, Say A Host of Rights Orgs

The statement, issued on World Press Freedom Day, is signed by human rights organisation, media and tech right groups like Access Now, Amnesty International, Committee To Protect Journalists, Human Rights Watch and Internet Freedom Foundation.

#ITRules #PressFreedom #FreeSpeech #journalism #CivilRights #media #BJP #amnesty #AccessNow #HRW #IFF #CPJ #india

https://thewire.in/rights/it-amendments-world-press-freedom-day

These amendments will have alarming consequences for the right to freedom of expression by making the Union Government the final arbiter of free speech.
Get a detailed look into the #ITRules with our easy explainer 👇🏽(3/)
https://internetfreedom.in/public-brief-it-amendment-rules-2023/

We've got some news around the #ITRules! 🥳

The Union Government in a petition filed by @kunalkamra88, has given an undertaking that it will not constitute the fact check unit under Rule 3(i)(II)(A) and (C) of the IT Amendment Rules 2023, until July 5, 2023. 🧵 👇🏽(1/)

https://internetfreedom.in/in-kunal-kamras-petition-in-the-bombay-high-court-the-government-undertakes-not-to-notify-its-fact-check-unit/

The New IT Rules Herald India's 'Single Source of Truth' Governance

The Minister of State for Information Technology and Electronics has made it clear, the government is the only body with access to factual data to certify any online speech as fake or otherwise.

#ITRules #UnionGovt #PressFreedom #censorship #democracy #FactChecking #FakeNews #aadhaar #technology #authoritarianism #india

https://thewire.in/tech/it-rules-single-source-of-truth-governance

Explained: How the Centre’s amendments to IT Rules will throttle press freedom

The Centre has notified new rules giving itself the power to order websites to take down news flagged as ‘fake’ by a government-appointed fact checking body.

#ITRules #law #PressFreedom #PIB #censorship #UnionGovt #FactChecking #media #india

https://scroll.in/article/1047079/explained-how-the-centres-amendments-to-it-rules-will-throttle-press-freedom

RTI Exposes Government’s Fraudulent Fact-Check Mechanism

The PIB once branded one of my stories "fake" – but the only "fact-check" it had done was to read a tweet from the women and child ministry, writes Tapasya.

#PIB #FactChecking #ITRules #PressFreedom #RTI #aadhar #misinformation #UnionGovt #media #india #BJP

https://thewire.in/media/rti-exposes-governments-fraudulent-fact-check-mechanism

Content that has been “fact checked” and identified as fake by the Centre’s fact-checking unit must be taken down, the draft amendment to the IT Rules, 2021 said

#ITRules
https://www.boomlive.in/news/draft-it-rules-2021-fake-news-pib-fact-check-meity-20784?utm_medium=Social__TW_Echobox&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1674045844

Content termed ‘fake’ by PIB’s fact check must be taken down, suggests proposed change to IT Rules

If approved, this could make the government the ultimate arbiter of news.

#PIB #PressFreedom #media #FactChecking #ITRules #law #disinformation #india

https://www.newslaundry.com/2023/01/17/content-termed-fake-by-pibs-fact-check-must-be-taken-down-suggests-proposed-change-to-it-rules

https://twitter.com/i/spaces/1OyJAEYNBnLJb

@WriterRavikumar on social media restrictions on political leaders and #ITRules

FSCI challenges new Intermediary Rules, 2021, in the High Court of Kerala | Free Software Community of India

https://fsci.in/blog/fsci-challenges-intermediary-rules-2021/

#fsci #sflcin #itrules2021 #itrules