Centre Reconsiders ‘Safe Harbour’ Clause in IT Act Amid Fake News Concerns:
The Government of India is planning to revise the “safe harbour” provisions under Section 79 of the Information Technology Act, 2000. The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (I&B), in its submission to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Communication and Information Technology, highlighted the need to make social media intermediaries more accountable for the content hosted on their platforms.
