India will fact-check online posts about government matters | TechCrunch
India's Supreme Court halts government fact-checking agency for social media content oversight causing concerns over censorship and press freedom.
- Bilawal Riaz
- 1 min read
India’s Supreme Court has halted a government notification that would establish a fact-checking agency to oversee social media content related to the government. Tech companies will need to make efforts to prevent the spread of deceptive information. The move has raised concerns about potential censorship and threats to press freedom, with critics warning of possible misuse of power. The fact-checking unit under scrutiny has faced backlash for allegedly mislabeling information critical of the government.
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