Jan 26, 2023, 03:08PM ISTSource: Mirror Now
The IT ministry has deferred its plans that would mandate social media companies and other platforms to take down information marked ‘fake or false’ by the fact-check unit of the Press Information Bureau (PIB) in the wake of protests by the Editors Guild of India, the Indian Newspaper Society as well as the News Broadcasters & Digital Association. They opposed the move saying this would give sweeping powers to the PIB while resulting in censorship of the Press.