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India's most populated state Uttar Pradesh's New Digital Media Policy prescribes life term for posting ‘anti-national’ content
The state’s BJP government also proposed financial incentives up to Rs 8 lakh per month for influencers who promote its schemes and programs.
The Uttar Pradesh Cabinet on Tuesday approved the state’s Digital Media Policy 2024, which prescribes severe punishments, including life imprisonment, for those who post “anti-national content” online, reported India Today. While the press note does not mention punishments for posting “anti-national” content, India Today reported that the offence could be penalised with a minimum jail term of three years, going up to life. In Uttar Pradesh, the punishment for posting allegedly objectionable content was earlier prescribed by Section 66 of the Information Technology Act, which deals with privacy violations and cyberterrorism.
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