India grants gov’t agency power to fact-check gov’t matters

In India, a government-run agency will now monitor and undertake fact-checking for government related matters on social media even as tech giants expressed grave concerns about it last year. The Ministry of Electronics and IT on Wednesday wrote in a gazette notification that it is cementing into law its proposal from last year about making […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only....