The Indian govt is planning to modify the IT regulations by introducing a fact-checking unit that will be authorized solely at the discretion of the Union Government.This unit will be responsible for identifying any false or misleading online content related to the govt(1/3)
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The addition of this provision under Rule 3 makes it mandatory for intermediaries, including social media platforms & Internet Service Providers, to take necessary action against any content identified as fake or false by the fact-checking unit. Failure to do so may result (2/3)