Content Flagged By Fact Check Body Doesn't Apply To TV News: Minister
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Responding to a PTI question, Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar said the IT rules are limited to online platforms only
Content red-flagged by PIB Fact Check or government authorised agency under the draft IT rules will not be applicable on TV news channels unless the information is posted on an online platform, Minister of state for electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar said.
Responding to a PTI question, Chandrasekhar said the IT rules are limited to online platforms only.
"It will not be applicable on TV unless the content is posted on any online platform. The IT rules are limited to online intermediaries only," the minister said.
The government has invited comments on a proposal to remove any online content, which PIB Fact Check agency or any other authorised agency by the government object to the content posted online as fake, false or misleading.
