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New Delhi, May 27
The tussle over handling of certain messages by Twitter escalated today with the Union Government calling a statement issued by the social media platform alleg
The News Broadcasters Association (NBA) Thursday urged the government to exempt and exclude the traditional television news media and its extended presence on the digital news platforms from the ambit of the IT Rules 2021, saying it is already sufficiently regulated by various statutes, laws, guidelines, codes and regulations. The Information Technology Act, 2000 (IT Act, 2000) had not contemplated the regulation of digital news media. Despite this, the IT Rules, 2021 seek to inter alia include traditional news media, i.e. electronic television news media having a digital news feed and presence on other digital media platforms, within its purview. This appears to be ultra vires the IT Act, 2000, the NBA said, raising its concerns in a letter to Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar.
Appears to be ultra vires of previous act : News broadcasters demand exemption from new IT norms
The NBA represents several leading national and regional private television news and current affairs broadcasters which run news channels in Hindi, English and regional languages.
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NEW DELHI: The News Broadcasters Association (NBA) Thursday urged the government to exempt and exclude the traditional television news media and its extended presence on the digital news platforms from the ambit of the IT Rules 2021, saying it is already sufficiently regulated by various statutes, laws, guidelines, codes and regulations. The Information Technology Act, 2000 (IT Act, 2000) had not contemplated the regulation of digital news media. Despite this, the IT Rules, 2021 seek to inter alia include traditional news media, i.e. electronic television news media having a digital news feed and presence on other digital media platforms, within its purview.