The Bombay High Court concluded arguments on challenges to the constitutional validity of India’s amended IT rules, which empower the government to set up a fact-checking unit to filter social media for fake news. The court will announce its verdict on December 1. The petitions claim that the rules infringe on freedom of speech and expression. The government argues that the objective is to create a balancing mechanism to tackle uncontrollable and uncontrolled social media.
HC closes arguments on challenge to amended IT rules; verdict on Dec 1
