Fact Check Unit

In the run-up to the General Elections this year, Karnataka has shortlisted five firms for its fact check unit. These include Gauri Media, Logically Infomedia, Trylika Technology, Newsplus Communications, and OW Data Leads. These firms have submitted expressions of interest for various teams of the Information Disorder Tackling Unit (IDTU), and state government officials, including IT minister Priyank Kharge, have held a series of meetings with them. Elevate Your Tech Prowess with High-Value Skill CoursesOffering…

The undertaking given by the Centre to the Bombay High Court to not constitute the Fact Check Unit has been extended to September 4. This pertains to a case being heard regarding the constitutionality of the Information Technology (Amendment) Rules, 2023 in a PIL filed by political satirist Kunal Kamra and the Association of Indian Magazines. A bench of Justices Gautam Patel and Neela Gokhale are hearing a batch of petitions challenging the constitutionality of the IT Rules.Also read | MeitY likely to lead proposed body…

The government will not constitute its Fact Check Unit (FCU) to identify and tag fake news till July 28 as it is expected to make its arguments in the case related to the FCU on July 27 and 28 in the Bombay High Court, it was decided in the courtroom on Friday. This pertains to a case being heard regarding the constitutionality of the Information Technology (Amendment) Rules, 2023 in a PIL filed by the Association of Indian Magazines. A bench of Justices Gautam Patel and Neela Gokhale are hearing a batch of petitions…

The government will not constitute its fact check unit to identify and tag fake news till July 14 as petitioners challenging the amended IT Rules have not completed their submissions before the Bombay High Court, it was decided in the courtroom on Friday.A bench of Justices Gautam Patel and Neela Gokhale are hearing a batch of petitions challenging the constitutionality of the Information Technology (Amendment) Rules, 2023.Currently, senior counsel Navroz Seervai is in the process of making submissions on behalf of…