Journalist bodies terms clause 7(2) of U.P. government’s Digital Media Policy draconian, seek its withdrawal
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Journalist bodies terms clause 7(2) of U.P. government’s Digital Media Policy draconian, seek its withdrawal

The Hindu  

Journalist bodies on Friday sought from the Uttar Pradesh government an immediate withdrawal of clause 7 from its Digital Media Policy-2024, stating that the provision gave sweeping powers to the State government to declare any content, including legitimate journalistic works posted on social media, as “anti-social” or “anti-national”. However, Section 7 of the said policy states that legal action by the Director Information of the Uttar Pradesh government will be initiated against content creators if any content is deemed to be ‘anti-national’, ‘anti-social’, ‘paints the government in bad light’, or is ‘created with mala fide intent’,” said a joint statement issued by the Press Club of India. ‘Conflict of interest’ The organisations said it appeared that the policy was drafted to “reward proxy propagandists but penalise bona fide journalism or legitimate criticism of the government”. “There are enough instances of State governments, including the Uttar Pradesh government, invoking draconian laws or misapplying provisions to charge journalists for merely doing legitimate journalism.

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