Commentary: Why is TRAI silent on DD Free Dish monopoly, which is killing the news genre?
The regulator played a role of mute spectator as news channels shelled out exorbitant prices to grab a year-long slot on the free-to-air distribution platform. Why is it not putting a cap on Free Dish pricing as it did with channelsâ MRP? Delhi, March 04, 2021
What happened during the recently concluded e-auction of DD Free Dish for the news genre, where channels shelled out exorbitant prices to grab a year-long slot on the free-to-air distribution platform, is no less than âshooting themselves in the footâ.
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Govt warns Twitter of consequences for defying orders to block accounts alleging Farmer Genocide
The notice warns the social media platform of consequences “of non-compliance of directions issued under section 69-A of the IT Act”. February 03, 2021 / 04:34 PM IST
The Centre on February 3 sent a notice to Twitter for reinstating accounts and Tweets supporting the farmers’ protest despite a directive by the the Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) to block them for posing a threat to public order.
The notice warns the social media platform of penal action for non-compliance of directions issued under section 69-A of the IT Act”.
The hashtag had popped up on Twitter just days after Delhi had witnessed violence on Republic Day as protesting farmers took out a tractor rally.
The government, in its notice, has quoted more than half a dozen Supreme Court judgments, including those of Constitutional benches, as to what is public order and what are the rights of authorities.
“Twitter cannot sit as an appellate authority over the satisfaction of the authorities about its potential impact on derailing public order. It is only an intermediary,” the notice said, adding that it cannot assume the role of court and justify non-compliance.
Around 100 Twitter accounts and 150 tweets related to the farmers’ protests went off the microblogging platform on Monday morning after the IT Ministry directed Twitter to remove them under Section 69A of the Information Technology Act.