Self-regulation the only way to avoid govt interference in news, panel told
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Self-regulation the only way to avoid govt interference in news, panel told

Hindustan Times  

Self-regulation is the only way to avoid government interference in regulating news media, two industry bodies representing news channels, magazines and newspapers told the parliamentary standing committee on communication and information technology on Thursday. Self-regulation the only way to avoid govt interference in news, panel told The Editors Guild of India and the News Broadcasters & Digital Association, along with senior officials from the ministry of information and broadcasting, deposed before the committee led by BJP Lok Sabha MP Nishikant Dubey. In the meeting, Trinamool Congress Rajya Sabha MP Saket Gokhale cited two instances where false information was spread by government officials themselves but was not fact checked by the PIB FCU. Gokhale asked whether the government of India and its ministers and officials were exempted from being fact checked by the PIB FCU even as the unit fact checks individuals on social media and news organisations.

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House panel summons two key media bodies over curbing fake news
2 months ago

House panel summons two key media bodies over curbing fake news

Hindustan Times  

The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology, led by BJP’s Nishikant Dubey, has called representatives of two key media bodies to discuss mechanisms for curbing fake news. The panel has prioritised addressing fake news, particularly its spread on social media platforms, amid growing concerns from policymakers and elected representatives. “The panel will conduct a comprehensive review of existing mechanisms to …

Journalist associations, digital rights groups demand withdrawal of laws aimed at ‘curbing freedom of press’
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Journalist associations, digital rights groups demand withdrawal of laws aimed at ‘curbing freedom of press’

The Hindu  

Several journalist associations and digital rights organisations have endorsed a resolution to intensify their demand for the withdrawal of laws that they said were “aimed at curbing the freedom of press”. As stated in the resolution, passed at a meeting held on May 28, 2024, the provisions under laws such as the proposed Broadcast Services Bill, 2023, Digital Personal Data …

New IT Rules provide an evidence-based-fact-checking system for fake news, says Centre
1 year, 8 months ago

New IT Rules provide an evidence-based-fact-checking system for fake news, says Centre

The Hindu  

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology termed as “premature” political satirist Kunal Kamra’s plea challenging the constitutional validity of the Information Technology Amendment Rules, 2023 and said the Rules are in “public interest” and provide an evidence-based-fact-checking system for a mechanism to deal with fake or false or misleading information resulting in riots, mob lynching and other heinous crimes. …

Indian Newspaper Society seeks withdrawal of new rules on fact-checking
1 year, 8 months ago

Indian Newspaper Society seeks withdrawal of new rules on fact-checking

The Hindu  

The Indian Newspaper Society on Wednesday urged the Centre to withdraw the IT Rules amendment notified on April 6, stating that it would have the effect of the government or its designated agency enjoying “absolute” and “arbitrary” power to determine what was fake or not in respect of its own work, and order its takedown from Internet platforms. It also …

Draconian rules: The Hindu Editorial on the impact of the IT (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Amendment Rules, 2023
1 year, 9 months ago

Draconian rules: The Hindu Editorial on the impact of the IT (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Amendment Rules, 2023

The Hindu  

April 10, 2023 12:20 am | Updated 08:39 am IST With the advent of social media — the product of the evolution of the Internet into a sphere of communication that allows for relatively unfettered user-generated content — the problem of misinformation has taken a grotesque form. In the IT Amendment Rules, 2023, the Union government has added a provision …

'Govt Has Given Itself Absolute Power': Editor's Guild on New IT Amendment Rules
1 year, 9 months ago

'Govt Has Given Itself Absolute Power': Editor's Guild on New IT Amendment Rules

The Quint  

In a statement issued on 7 April, the Editor's Guild of India — one of India's leading body of news editors dedicated to "protecting press freedom" in the country — has expressed concerns over the new IT Amendment Rules notified by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology on 6 April. "The government has given itself absolute power to determine …

GUEST COLUMN: MEDIA | A new phase of censorship creep in India
1 year, 11 months ago

GUEST COLUMN: MEDIA | A new phase of censorship creep in India

The Hindu  

Published : Feb 03, 2023 15:34 IST The Information Technology Rules, 2021, are back in active play, causing deep concern among those who value free speech and media freedom in India. The proposal has been sharply criticised by organisations like the Internet Freedom Foundation, which believes that “this will heavily impact the freedom of speech, expression and information online, and …

Draft IT Rules have potential to muzzle the press: Digital news consortium DigiPub
1 year, 11 months ago

Draft IT Rules have potential to muzzle the press: Digital news consortium DigiPub

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: DigiPub, a consortium of digital news outlets in the country, has said the proposed amendments to the IT Rules can potentially become a "convenient institutional mechanism to muzzle the press". In a statement on Thursday, DigiPub News India Foundation also said the government should not appropriate powers to legitimise what information or news is real or fake. On …

Govt alone cannot determine fake news, says Editors Guild on amendment to IT Law
1 year, 11 months ago

Govt alone cannot determine fake news, says Editors Guild on amendment to IT Law

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Editors Guild of India on Wednesday urged the government to “expunge” the draft amendment to the IT Rules asking social media companies to take down news articles that have been deemed "fake" by the Press Information Bureau. "At the outset, determination of fake news cannot be in the sole hands of the government and will result in …

India’s top editors’ body slams proposed ‘fake news’ rules
1 year, 11 months ago

India’s top editors’ body slams proposed ‘fake news’ rules

Al Jazeera  

The Editors Guild of India urged the government to scrap the proposed amendment, saying it ‘will result in the censorship of the press’. The Editors Guild of India, India’s premier body for protecting press freedom, has urged the government to reject a proposal to combat fake news on social media, saying it would be akin to censorship. “Determination of fake …

Pause, take a critical look at what you have done: Editors Guild of India to news channels on Kanpur violence
2 years, 7 months ago

Pause, take a critical look at what you have done: Editors Guild of India to news channels on Kanpur violence

The Hindu  

Noting that the irresponsible conduct of some news channels has made the national discourse coarse and the gap between communities unbridgeable, the Editors Guild of India on June 8 asked them to pause and take a critical look at what they have done just to increase viewership and profit during the Kanpur violence. It also called for stricter vigilance by …

Trend of govt. agencies harassing independent media must stop: Editors Guild
3 years, 3 months ago

Trend of govt. agencies harassing independent media must stop: Editors Guild

The Hindu  

The Editors Guild of India on Saturday expressed concern over Income Tax department officials seizing journalists’ data from the offices of news website Newslaundry on Friday. “It is learnt that the I-T team made clones of Sekhri’s mobile and laptop, as well as some other office machines, and no hash value was given to them. This is clearly beyond the …

India internet law adds to fears over online speech, privacy
3 years, 5 months ago

India internet law adds to fears over online speech, privacy

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — It began in February with a tweet by pop star Rihanna that sparked widespread condemnation of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s handling of massive farmer protests near the capital, souring an already troubled relationship between the government and Twitter. “India’s plans for the internet appear to be like that of a closed ecosystem like China,” said Raheel …

India’s internet law adds to fears over online speech, privacy
3 years, 5 months ago

India’s internet law adds to fears over online speech, privacy

Al Jazeera  

Law puts digital platforms such as Twitter and Facebook under direct government oversight, but critics worry it may lead to outright censorship. ‘Closed ecosystem like China’ “India’s plans for the internet appear to be like that of a closed ecosystem like China,” said Raheel Khursheed, co-founder of Laminar Global and Twitter India’s former head of politics, policy and government. “Twitter’s …

Editors Guild urges PM Modi to put digital media rules on hold
3 years, 9 months ago

Editors Guild urges PM Modi to put digital media rules on hold

Hindustan Times  

The Editors Guild of India has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to put in abeyance the new digital media rules and criticised the three-tier mechanism to enforce the code of ethics, saying it was “regressive” and would be “adverse to the freedom of the press”. The letter has also been addressed to Union law and justice minister Ravi Shankar Prasad …

Provision for blocking content under new IT rules not new: Centre
3 years, 10 months ago

Provision for blocking content under new IT rules not new: Centre

The Hindu  

The Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on Saturday clarified that no “new provision” had been added to the existing law, after uproar over a provision of the Information Technology Rules, 2021, under which the Secretary of the Ministry can block public access to any information in case of emergency. While rules and laws already exist to hold news media …

Govt announces new rules to regulate news, digital content; says double standards unacceptable | 10 points
3 years, 10 months ago

Govt announces new rules to regulate news, digital content; says double standards unacceptable | 10 points

India Today  

The Centre on Thursday announced new guidelines to regulate digital content, including social media and over-the-top streaming services, to curb the 'misuse' of these platforms. Saying that concerns have been raised about rampant abuse of social media platforms, the spread of fake news, Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said the ministry prepared a draft in December 2018. This should be …

Content tracking: The Hindu Editorial on government regulation of online news, OTT services
4 years, 1 month ago

Content tracking: The Hindu Editorial on government regulation of online news, OTT services

The Hindu  

The recent decision of the government to bring video streaming services and online news under the ambit of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting was much anticipated, though with some trepidation. Recently, when the Supreme Court asked for its suggestions toward improving the existing self-regulatory mechanism for television media, in a case involving Sudarshan News, the government stated that regulating …

‘Insidious Attempt to Malign’: SC on Chavhanke’s ‘UPSC Jihad’ Show
4 years, 3 months ago

‘Insidious Attempt to Malign’: SC on Chavhanke’s ‘UPSC Jihad’ Show

The Quint  

When the hearing resumed, the court noted the presence of the Press Council of India and the News Broadcasters Association, which are the self-regulatory mechanisms for different forms of media. The judges then sought to ascertain the views of the lawyers and parties present on regulation of electronic media, particularly TV news channels, given their impact and reach. Solicitor General …

Curbs on media in J&k in national interest: PCI to SC
5 years, 4 months ago

Curbs on media in J&k in national interest: PCI to SC

India TV News  

The Press Council of India has moved an application in the Supreme Court seeking permission to intervene and allow it to assist the top court in deciding on a petition filed by Kashmir Times Executive Editor that seeks relaxation in curbs on the movement of media personnel, including photojournalists, in Kashmir. Kashmir Times Executive Editor Anuradha Bhasin's plea seeks relaxation …

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