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 न्यू इन्फॉर्मेशन टेक्नोलॉजी (इंटरमीडियरी गाइडलाइंस एंड डिजिटल मीडिया एथिक्स कोड) एमेंडमेंट रूल्स, 2023 में यह कहा गया है कि प्रेस इन्फॉर्मेशन ब्यूरो के फैक्ट चेक यूनिट द्वारा ""फर्जी/फेक"" मानी जाने वाली किसी भी खबर को सभी प्लेटफार्मों से हटाना होगा, जिसमें सोशल मीडिया प्लेटफॉर्म भी शामिल हैं. यानी की सरकारी फेक्ट चेक यूनिट जिसे फेक बोले उसे हमें फेक मानना होगा. सरकार के इसी फैसले को लेकर एडिटर्स गिल्ड ने सवाल उठाये है. 

In the rapidly growing information world, we often come across Fake news, misinformation and disinformation. There are efforts to tackle the menace of the fake news. But the question is who should be in charge of busting fake news? Who should get to decide what is and what isn't fake news? Well, the govt has now decided to constitute a fact checking unit with sweeping powers to determine what is fake or false news related to the business of central govt. Not only that it will also have the authority to order takedown to intermediaries. Additionally, the govt has decided to give more powers to the Press Information Bureau (PIB) to fact-check any 'fake, false or misleading' information about the central government. The move however has received a sharp criticism from media bodies, editors guild and internet freedom advocates. Let's understand what are these rules? What the critics are saying and what will be its impact?

On several instances, people in India are asked to submit their unique identification cards such as PAN cards and Aadhar cards. However, there have been occasions when this private information is leaked into the public domain, thus leading to some misuse of this information.

In this episode of The Wire Talks, our host Sidharth Bhatia talks to Apar Gupta. Founder of Internet Freedom Foundation, lawyer, activist and writer on technology from India. Apar gives his take on it. The duo talks about the Private Data Information Bill which was targeted to address this issue, however, was later withdrawn.

Follow Apar Gupta on Twitter @apar1984

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This week, on an all new episode of "Uncle, Please Sit!" former
journalists and comedy writers Joel Pereira and Tushar Abhichandani
are joined by lawyer and Executive Director of the Internet Freedom
Foundation, Apar Gupta.

The topic of discussion this week? Freedom of expression.

What does it really mean? Why are people often confused about it? Is
hate speech also an element of free speech? And is being barred from
Facebook or Twitter a freedom of expression issue? Apar Gupta, with
his extensive knowledge on the subject, helps answer these questions
and offers insights on the various nuances of free speech. Click
through for more.

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Get in touch with our host Tushar Abhichandani on twitter: @YawnOkPlease (https://twitter.com/YawnOkPlease)
Joel Pereira on Twitter: @pereirajoel (https://twitter.com/pereirajoel)

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As CCTVs become more ubiquitous in Indian cities and facial recognition algorithms become more advanced, we may be moving towards a world where technology is used to violate individuals’ privacy and their fundamental rights. Apar Gupta, Executive Director at the Internet Freedom Foundation (IFF), discusses the social and political ramifications, and what civil society can do about it.

You can follow Apar Gupta on twitter @apar1984

You can follow IFF on twitter @internetfreedom

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