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India will fact-check online posts about government matters
In India, a government-run agency will now monitor and undertake fact-checking for government related matters on social media even as tech giants In India, a government-run agency will now monitor and undertake fact-checking for government related matters on social media.
In India, a government-run agency will now monitor and undertake fact-checking for government related matters on social media even as tech giants expressed grave concerns about it last year. The Ministry of Information and Broadcast established the fact checking unit of Press Bureau of India in 2019 with the aim to dispel misinformation about government matters. Relying on a government agency such as the Press Information Bureau as the sole source to fact-check government business without giving it a clear definition or providing clear checks and balances “may lead to misuse during implementation of the law, which will profoundly infringe on press freedom,” Asia Internet Coalition, an industry group that represents Meta, Amazon, Google and Apple cautioned last year.
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