New digital media rules âgo far beyond whatâs permissible in a democracyâ: Plea in Delhi HC
The plea argues that the government is trying to do through the new rules what it couldnât with section 66A of IT Act.
09 Mar, 2021
âWe see these rules as undermining the very essence of freedom of the press as far as digital media is concerned,â Siddharth Varadarajan, editor of the
Wire, said on Monday after the Delhi High Court issued a notice to the Modi government on a plea challenging its new rules for digital media.
He was explaining why the Foundation for Independent Journalism, the trust which runs the