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The Editors Guild reiterated that regardless of the absence of procedures, the amendment was in itself an illegal move as the PIB has no constitutional authority to be a regulator of the press in any capacity.
As per the draft amendment, any news that has been identified as 'fake' by the PIB’s fact-checking unit or other Union government agencies will have to be taken down by all social media platforms.
Self-regulatory bodies will be registered with the Ministry and may register online games of such online gaming intermediaries who are its members and which meet certain criteria. Such bodies will also resolve complaints through a grievance redressal mechanism.