If the revised draft is approved, state-authorized agencies such as the Press Information Bureau (PIB) can remove content deemed inaccurate or unfit by instructing intermediaries, including online gaming companies, to take it down. PIB is an organization under the ministry of information and broadcasting and is responsible for publicizing government policies and programmes.
The provision pertaining to fact-checking by government agencies such as PIB has been made in Rule 3 (b)(v) of the IT Rules. This rule dictates that an intermediary will have to ensure that its platform is not used to host, display, upload, publish, transmit, store, update or share any information that misleads the addressee about the origin of the message or knowingly communicates information that is patently false or misleading in nature. The new proposal adds that the information can be identified as fake or false by PIB's fact-check unit or another agency authorized by the Centre.
The revised draft can be accessed on the ministry of electronics and information technology's website, and the deadline for industry comments has been extended to 25 January.
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