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AI

Parliamentary Standing Committee pushes for AI in Broadcasting and a Unified Media Regulation

On March 21, 2025, a parliamentary panel urged AI to curb misinformation and sought stakeholder input on the proposed Broadcasting Services (Regulation) Bill in its report on I&B Ministry grants.
28 March, 2025
7 min read
Medha GargMedha Garg
Broadcast Bill

Cheat Sheet for Penalties under the Broadcasting Bill, 2023

The Broadcasting Bill, 2023 has several compliance requirements and heavy penalties for digital creators. We are releasing a cheat sheet on the penalties for the benefit of stakeholders to highlight the liability the Broadcasting Bill may impose on them and the impact on their livelihood.
28 August, 2024
3 min read
Tejasi PanjiarTejasi Panjiar & Prateek WaghrePrateek Waghre
MIB

Advertisers will soon have to obtain self-declaration certificates before publishing digital ads! We write to MIB explaining how this is going to ruin the tour...

We wrote to MIB cautioning them against introducing an unfeasible and restrictive rule which requires all advertisers to obtain a ‘Self-Declaration Certificate’ (“SDC”) for all new ads, including digital ads, that will be published/ broadcasted.
04 July, 2024
5 min read
Tejasi PanjiarTejasi Panjiar
MeitY

Dearest Gentle Leaders… IFF wrote to the newly appointed Union Ministers on key digital rights issues

Following a reshuffle in certain Union Cabinet roles, we wrote to the newly appointed Ministers of MeitY, MIB, DoT and others, welcoming them to their new role and highlighting key digital rights areas that need consideration.
25 June, 2024
16 min read
Tejasi PanjiarTejasi Panjiar & Disha VermaDisha Verma
LetUsChill

Correspondence over comments & consent: MIB’s pursuit of permission for releasing comments on the Broadcasting Bill

We wrote to the MIB asking them to proactively make the responses received on the Broadcasting Bill public. MIB also wrote to us and other participants of the consultation process seeking permission to share their comments with RTI applicants requesting it.
06 March, 2024
2 min read
Tejasi PanjiarTejasi Panjiar
Censorship

Statement: In response to a takedown order by MIB, The Caravan has taken down its article pertaining to killings by the Army stationed in Jammu & Kashmir

In response to a takedown order by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting under Section 69A of the IT Act and the IT Rules, 2021, The Caravan has taken down its article pertaining to killings by the Army stationed in Jammu & Kashmir. 
14 February, 2024
2 min read
Internet Freedom FoundationInternet Freedom Foundation
Broadcast Bill

Dear MIB, kill the bill and #LetUsChill: Our comments on the Broadcasting Bill, 2023

The Broadcasting Bill, 2023 may soon allow the government to censor streaming shows and news analysis by journalists. Join the campaign #LetUsChill and write to MIB using our template response in just a few steps.
07 December, 2023
4 min read
Tejasi PanjiarTejasi Panjiar & Prateek WaghrePrateek Waghre
Broadcast Bill

Broadcast Services Bill not looking like a wow: Our First Read #LetUsChill

Our First Read of the Broadcasting Services (Regulation) Bill, 2023 includes concerns over inclusion of “Over-the-Top” (“OTT”) content & digital news under MIB's regulatory ambit. We express our concerns for online free speech and journalistic freedom.
15 November, 2023
10 min read
Tejasi PanjiarTejasi Panjiar & Prateek WaghrePrateek Waghre
IT Rules, 2021

MeitY proposes another Amendment to the IT Rules: PIB’s fact-check team will be able to take down “fake” news

MeitY has proposed amendments to the IT Rules, 2021, which may require intermediaries to block access to social media posts and even news stories themselves, if the PIB terms them as “fake” or “false”.
18 January, 2023
8 min read
Tanmay SinghTanmay Singh
RTI

News publishers furnish their details voluntarily, MIB claims in RTI Appeal

News publishers were sent notices under the IT Rules, even after major parts of the IT Rules were stayed. The MIB said that news publishers have only offered this information “voluntarily”, i.e. that there is no compulsion to respond to them.
15 March, 2022
4 min read
Tanmay SinghTanmay Singh

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