Expunge amendments to IT Rules: Editors Guild

The Editors Guild of India has written to Electronics and Information Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, urging him to “expunge” the amendments to IT Rules that seek to direct social media platforms to take down news or information identified as “fake” by the PIB’s Fact Checking Unit.

In a letter sent Vaishnaw on Tuesday, the Guild asked the ministry to initiate consultations with press bodies, media organisations and other stakeholders on the regulatory framework for digital media, so as to not undermine press freedom.