The Supreme Court of India has temporarily halted the operation of the government's newly established fact-check unit designed to scrutinize online content about the government, with a remark ‘Should’ve Waited…’. This decision was made on the grounds that the unit potentially infringes upon the fundamental right to freedom of speech and expression. The court's intervention puts a pause on the Centre's initiative to identify and counteract fake news through its Press Information Bureau (PIB) Fact Check Unit.
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Indian court halts operations of government-run social media fact checker https://t.co/P3ZzpeUK0f
What went wrong? SC stays Centre's PIB Fact Check Unit to identify fake news https://t.co/NhweVS5jWp
‘Should’ve Waited…’: SC Stays Centre's Notification On Its Fact-Check Unit https://t.co/ZGIEFsFoop
Just In | SC puts on hold new Govt unit for fact checking online content about the Govt (Agencies) @indSupremeCourt https://t.co/9B3XPvwlkv
🚨 SC stays Centre’s fact check unit The top court said that this impacts the fundamental right of freedom of speech and expression. https://t.co/sO5rL0cTlW