Recently, the Government of India amended rules under the IT Act to introduce the requirement that encourages services like YouTube, Facebook and Instagram take down misinformation related to the government. Under these rules, a fact checking unit will be established for flagging such misinformation. This amendment was recently challenged before the Bombay High Court and we are currently awaiting judgment. In this episode, Jhalak and Shashank speak with Rakesh Maheshwari on the amendment and the challenge before the Bombay High Court. 

Rakesh Maheshwari is a former Government Officer having worked for more than 35 years in Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) and retired as Sr. Director and Group Co-ordinator, Cyber Law and data Governance. He is an Engineer in Electronics and Comm. by qualification from Delhi College of Engineering.

Hosts: Jhalak M. Kakkar, Shashank Mohan

Editor: Gopika P

Fact Checker: Sukriti

Supported by: Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom

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