The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed the Centre's notification on setting up a fact-checking unit under the Press Information Bureau to identify fake news about the Union government saying the challenge to the FCU involves serious Constitutional questions. Standup comedian Kunal Kamra has moved the Supreme Court against the Bombay high court verdict. A bench headed by Chief Justice of …
The Supreme Court will hear tomorrow a batch of petitions challenging the Information Technology Amendment Rules 2023, which enable the Central Government to create a Fact Check Unit.As per the amendment, social media intermediaries should take down any information related to the Central Government's. The Supreme Court will hear tomorrow a batch of petitions challenging the Information Technology Amendment Rules …
On 13th March, the Bombay High Court allowed the Government of India to notify the Fact Check Unit. The court rejected the application filed by self-proclaimed stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra and others challenging the constitutionality of the FCU under Information Technology Amendment Rules, 2023. Kunal Kamra, the Editors Guild, the News Broadcast Digital Association, and the Association of Indian Magazine …
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology on Friday told the Bombay high court that the role of the fact-checking unit proposed by the Central government will be restricted to the business of the Central government, its policies and programmes, and it may not seek to curb opinions or satire appearing on social media. Comedian - Kunal Kamra The affidavit …
