The Indian government recently announced the establishment of a Fact Check Unit (FCU) under the Press Information Bureau (PIB) of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, aimed at verifying government-related social media content. This move was formalized through a gazette notification issued on March 20 by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology under the IT Rules 2021, specifically the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Amendment Rules 2023. However, the Supreme Court of India has temporarily halted the operation of the FCU following a series of petitions challenging its establishment. The court's decision to stay the notification comes ahead of a judgement by the Bombay High Court, which is set to review the legality of the 2023 amendments to the Information Technology Rules that activated the FCU.
#SupremeCourt stays the Centre's notification on setting up a fact-checking unit under the Press Information Bureau (PIB) until the Bombay High Court takes a final decision on petitions challenging the 2023 amendments to the Information Technology Rules. The Fact Check Unit was…
Centre's Fact-Check Unit Put On Hold, Top Court Cites "Freedom Of Speech" @radhika1705 reports https://t.co/TFZYpzJeZn
News Alert | Supreme Court stays notification by Ministry of IT & Electronics on the setting up of a fact-checking unit What are SC's observations? @sumitakareer explains the statements and the purpose of the setting up of the unit #FactCheckUnit https://t.co/FkUYrKfzlG
India's top court put on hold a new government-appointed unit created to fact-check online content about the government as part of recent changes to the country's IT rules https://t.co/HqCqZBPfTp
#BREAKING- Supreme Court stays the notification of the Centre's fact-check unit. The Top Court said that the 'Centre should have waited for the judgement to come in by the Bombay HC': @prathibhatweets & @harishvnair1 share details. #SupremeCourt #FactCheckUnit https://t.co/axlC8Dhhn4
VIDEO | Here's what Shadan Farasat, counsel for the Editors Guild of India, said on Supreme Court staying Centre's notification of 'fact check unit' under IT Rules till final decision by Bombay HC. "The government had yesterday notified the fact-check unit and made the PIB the… https://t.co/6DMcjiBYMZ
India's top court has now stayed this notification while hearing petitions filed against the appointment of the fact-checking unit. https://t.co/aK16BMUae2
The Supreme Court stayed government's notification on "#FactCheckUnit" till a third judge of Bombay high court gives verdict after hearing the legality of rules activating the FCU. https://t.co/iuNoq516Hz https://t.co/fJnznVlFtK
The Supreme Court has put on hold the March 20 notification issued by the Centre to set up a fact-check unit #FactCheckUnit https://t.co/KTqSr99WCz
STORY | SC stays Centre's notification setting up PIB's Fact Check Unit READ: https://t.co/gmS0KshLie (PTI File Photo) https://t.co/iVST8VbIZE
The Supreme Court stayed government's notification on #FactCheckUnit" till a third judge of Bombay high court gives verdict after hearing the legality of rules activating the FCU. https://t.co/iuNoq516Hz https://t.co/fvH4MTGg3u
🚨 Big: Supreme Court stays government's fact-check unit notification https://t.co/l1lb72U40O by @thyagarajan_law
Supreme Court stays the operation of March 20 notification of the Fact Check Unit (FCU) by the Centre government under the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Amendment Rules 2023 (IT Amendment Rules 2023). Supreme Court stays the…
⚠️ INDIA TOP COURT PUTS ON HOLD UNIT FOR FACT-CHECKING ONLINE CONTENT ABOUT GOVT Full Story → https://t.co/ebiNGI9tIu India's top court on Thursday put on hold a new government-appointed unit created to fact-check online content about the government as part of recent changes… https://t.co/sUmPiibdYR
Centre Notifies PIB As Official Fact Checker For Online Content https://t.co/lzPEZ77ZAF Sunil Prabhu reports https://t.co/311z2fF6wH
Centre Notifies PIB As Official Fact Checker For Online Content https://t.co/lzPEZ77ZAF https://t.co/VQqegaHwUd
Government notifies PIB's Fact Check Unit under IT Rules 2021 In a Gazette notification issued, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (@GoI_MeitY) notified the PIB FCU under the provisions of the sub-clause (v) of sub-rule (1) of rule 3 of the Information…
Centre notifies Fact Check Unit under Press Information Bureau of Ministry of Information and Broadcasting as the fact check unit of the Central Government through a gazette notification. @PIB_India @MIB_India https://t.co/7eB2JhPFxT
Centre notifies Fact Check Unit under Press Information Bureau of Ministry of Information and Broadcasting as the fact check unit of the Central government. @PIB_India @MIB_India https://t.co/FOIAomlO3O
India appoints the government-run Press Information Bureau's fact checking unit to undertake fact checking for government-related social media content (@refsrc / TechCrunch) https://t.co/KhKgdDi6hi 📫 Subscribe: https://t.co/OyWeKSRpIM https://t.co/t23HoqNhv8
Centre notifies Fact Check Unit under Press Information Bureau of Ministry of Information and Broadcasting as the fact check unit of the Central government. Ministry of Electronics and IT says this in a gazette notification. @GoI_MeitY @PIB_India @MIB_India https://t.co/UMTIZdUHni
Centre Notifies Fact Check Unit Under PIB of Ministry Of Information And Broadcasting https://t.co/dNjIVv87tB
STORY | Meity notifies fact check unit under PIB as authorised unit for Centre READ: https://t.co/FMKxyRvcrP https://t.co/lT1t8famAR
Centre notifies #FactCheck Unit under PIB of Ministry of Information and Broadcasting as the fact check unit of the Central government @PIB_India https://t.co/ewmnepZ9NE
Centre notifies Fact Check Unit under PIB of Ministry of Information and Broadcasting as the fact check unit of the Central government https://t.co/w2eqNd0k7R
India govt has notified a self-appointed fact-checking unit under its Press Information Bureau (PIB). https://t.co/ILt76naXjl
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