Why in news The Bombay High Court struck down the amended Information Technology Rules, 2023 , which empowered the Centre to set up a fac...
Why in news
The Bombay High Court struck down the amended Information Technology Rules, 2023, which empowered the Centre to set up a fact check unit (FCU) to identify fake, false and misleading information about the government and its establishments on social media.
What HC said?
Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Amendment Rules, 2023, violated
Article 14 (right to equality),
Article 19 (freedom of speech and expression) and
Article 19(1)(g) (freedom and right to profession) of the Constitution
The expression “fake, false and misleading” in the Rules was “vague and hence wrong” in the absence of any definition
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