Bombay HC strikes down Centre’s fact check unit SWATI DESHPANDE — Times of India

The Bombay High Court has struck down the Centre’s amended IT rules that established a fact check unit to flag social media content about its functioning as ‘fake, false or misleading’. The court found the unit unconstitutional due to its vagueness and potential chilling effect on free speech and trade.The Bombay High Court has struck down the Centre’s amended IT rules that established a fact check unit to flag social media content about its functioning as ‘fake, false or misleading’. The court found the unit unconstitutional due to its vagueness and potential chilling effect on free speech and trade. …Read More