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Curbing misinformation or chilling free speech? Navigating India’s legal response

The Madras High Court recently ruled that not all misinformation sharing warrants legal action, especially if it does not threaten public order. This underscores the importance of protecting freedom of speech while addressing misinformation, ensuring that our democratic freedoms are not compromised.
10 October, 2024
6 min read
Injila Muslim ZaidiInjila Muslim Zaidi & Medha GargMedha Garg
IT Rules 2023 Challenge - Bombay HC

IT (Amendment) Rules, 2023 struck down by the Bombay High Court!

On September 26, 2024, the Bombay High Court's Division Bench delivered its final verdict striking down the IT (Amendment) Rules, 2023, as unconstitutional. The amendment allowed the Central Government to establish a Fact-Check Unit to label online content about government matters as fake or false.
30 September, 2024
8 min read
Medha GargMedha Garg
IT Rules amendments, 2023

Petitioners Conclude Arguments Before Third Judge in Case Challenging Constitutionality of Fact-Check Unit Conceptualised under IT (Amendment) Rules, 2023

After a marathon hearing before the Bombay HC spanning over 7 days, the Petitioners have concluded their arguments before the third Judge, Justice A.S. Chandurkar, in the petitions challenging the constitutionality of the Fact-Check Unit Conceptualised under IT (Amendment) Rules, 2023
25 April, 2024
5 min read
Radhika RoyRadhika Roy
IT Rules

Bombay HC Delivers Split Verdict in Challenge to IT (Amendment) Rules 2023

With Justice Gautam S. Patel ruling in favour of the Petitioners, and Justice Neela Gokhale against, the Bombay High Court has delivered a split verdict in a batch of petitions challenging IT (Amendment) Rules, 2023
31 January, 2024
4 min read
Radhika RoyRadhika Roy
misinformation

Request declined: Bengaluru Police rejects information sought in our first appeal on the Karnataka fact checking unit

Out first appeal inquiring about the constitution of a Fact Checking Unit (FCU) by the Bengaluru Police was rejected by the PIO for Commissioner of Police, Bengaluru City. This was despite announcement of its establishment by the state government.
25 October, 2023
6 min read
Tejasi PanjiarTejasi Panjiar
IT Rules amendments, 2023

Bombay HC reserves its judgment in petitions challenging the Union Government’s fact checking amendments, after final hearings conclude

The Bombay High Court has reserved its judgment in a batch of petitions filed by Association of Indian Magazines, Kunal Kamra and others, challenging the constitutionality of the IT Amendment Rules, 2023.
29 September, 2023
5 min read
Tanmay SinghTanmay Singh
IT Rules amendments, 2023

“Intermediaries can decide if they want to take down ‘fake’ information” - The Union Government concludes its submissions in petition challenging the IT Amendment Rules, 2023

During its submissions before the Bombay HC in a challenge to the IT Amendment Rules, 2023, the Union Govt clarified that this fact check unit will focus on patently false govt-related content, and that its role is only to flag, leaving the final call to intermediaries.
28 September, 2023
4 min read
Tanmay SinghTanmay Singh & Gayatri MalhotraGayatri Malhotra
IT Rules amendments, 2023

In Kunal Kamra’s Petition in the Bombay High Court, the Government undertakes not to constitute its Fact Check Unit

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has undertaken not to notify its Fact Check Unit until July 5, 2023.
27 April, 2023
3 min read
Gayatri MalhotraGayatri Malhotra & Tanmay SinghTanmay Singh
facebook

Further disclosures by Facebook whistleblower reveal political bias

Facebook whistleblower Sophie Zhang has made fresh disclosures which raise further concerns about Facebook's functioning in India.
20 June, 2022
4 min read
Anushka JainAnushka Jain
facebook
Featured

Your mom was right: Facebook is bad for you!

In light of the recent whistleblower revelations against Facebook, which allege that Facebook is well aware of the harms it causes but chooses to prioritise profit, we wrote to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on IT asking them to initiate an inquiry.
27 October, 2021
8 min read
Anushka JainAnushka Jain

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