New IT Rules stop fake news, misuse of freedom of press: Centre tells Delhi High Court
New IT Rules stop fake news, misuse of freedom of press: Centre tells Delhi High Court
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The Central government has defended the legality of the new Information Technology (IT) regulations before the Delhi High Court, mentioning that the rules seek to prevent the misuse of the freedom of press and safeguard the citizens from fake news in digital media space which used to be largely unregulated.

The Centre, in its counter affidavit filed on a challenge to the constitutional validity of the new IT Rules, has submitted that though the right to freedom of speech and expression, including the freedom of press, is critical for a vibrant democracy like India, citizens cannot be treated as passive consumers.

IT Rules seek to prevent the misuse of the freedom of press by empowering the audience with a mechanism to raise their grievances related to the content being published by the digital news publishers through a grievance redressal mechanism.  It also emphasizes the self-regulatory architecture for digital news publishers, and are therefore not only within the ambit of the Act, but also fulfill the object sought to be achieved by the (IT) Act, said the affidavit recently filed jointly by the Ministry Of Information and Broadcasting and Ministry Of Electronics and Information Technology.

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