India: Lawsuit challenging MeitY's rules on identification of fake content against the government on social media (Kunal Kamra v Union of India and Others)
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Issued ruling in lawsuit challenging MeitY's rules pertaining to identification of fake content against the government on social media (Kunal Kamra v Union of India and Others)
On 20 September 2024, the Bombay High Court issued a ruling in a lawsuit concerning the government's Fact Check Unit (FCU), challenged by the Association of Indian Magazines, the Editors Guild of India, and Kunal Kamra. The FCU was established by th…
SourceIssued judgment in lawsuit challenging MeitY's rules pertaining to identification of fake content against the government on social media (Kunal Kamra v Union of India and Others)
On 21 March 2024, the Supreme Court of India stayed the notification of a Fact-Check Unit (FCU) under the amended Information Technology Rules, 2023 (IT Rules 2023), pending a final decision by the High Court of Bombay. The plaintiff, supported by r…
SourceAnnounced appeal in lawsuit challenging MeitY's rules pertaining to identification of fake content against the government on social media (Kunal Kamra v Union of India and Others)
On 15 March 2024, the Plaintiff moved to the Supreme Court of India seeking an interim stay on the establishment of the Fact-Check Unit (FCU) under the amended Information Technology Rules 2023, which aims to identify fake and false content on socia…
SourceIssued judgement in lawsuit challenging MeitY's rules pertaining to identification of fake content against the government on social media (Kunal Kamra v Union of India and Others)
On 11 March 2024, the High Court of Bombay refused to grant an interim stay on establishing a Fact-Check Unit (FCU) under the amended Information Technology Rules 2023 (IT Rules 2023), targeting fake and false content on social media against the gov…
SourceAnnounced lawsuit challenging MeitY's rules pertaining to identification of fake content against the government on social media (Kunal Kamra v Union of India and Others)
On 10 April 2023, a Petition was filed in the High Court of Bombay challenging the Information Technology Amendment Rules, 2023 (IT Rules 2023), directing social media intermediaries to remove any news related to the Central Government deemed fake, …
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