The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology had suggested that news that has been deemed “fake” by the PIB’s fact-checking team will not be permitted on online intermediaries. The reference to PIB was later dropped. Social media companies have submitted a proposal to the centre to establish the Misinformation Combat Alliance—a network of fact-checkers that will verify misleading content on their platforms
Delhi High Court seeks to know from the Delhi Police regarding the action taken on the man who posted offensive tweets against Alt News Co-founder Mohammed Zubair in August 2020, which led to registration of FIR under the POCSO Act against the fact-checker