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Journalists’ bodies strongly condemn sedition charges against Siddharth Varadarajan, Karan Thapar of The Wire
Both the Press Club of India and the Indian Women Press Corps alleged that the Assam Police unleashed vindictive actions against the journalists through the Crime Branch
Scrap rules proposed to monitor digital media: Journalists’ organisations
National Alliance of Journalists, and the Delhi Union of Journalists, say the rules are an attack publications critical of the government
HRDA appeals to NHRC over illegal arrest of journalist Saleem Khan
Khan was allegedly harassed by a vegetable vendor and falsely accused when he reported on the inadequate amenities to shopkeepers in MP
Madras HC refuses to hear PIL seeking regulation of social media content
The Bench opined that the petitioner could opt to live in the ‘stone age’ as courts cannot impose sanctions on how the online world operates
Delhi HC quashes defamation case against Mitali Saran over RSS article
The complainant who claimed to be an RSS member, had alleged that the article had lowered his reputation
Is WhatsApp facilitating the demonisation of Indian Muslims?
A study explains the meaning and consequences of Fear Speech that is spread on WhatsApp as it is a powerful and cheap tool. often as potent as Hate Speech
New IT Rules: How Centre is planning to address online grievances
The Government has set up a strict grievance redressal mechanism for users in a bid to make the online world more transparent and accountable
Ethics Code for Social Media, rules for OTT platforms, online news
Provision for identification of first originator of information on messaging services
Unnao reports: Twitter handles of Barkha Dutt’s portal, 7 others booked
Others accused are, Janjagran Live, Aazad Samaj Party spokesperson Suraj Kumar Boudh, Nilim Dutta, Vijay Ambedkar, Abhay Kumar Azad, Rahul Diwakar, Nawab Satpal Tanwar
Allahabad HC has not ordered evictions of Surma villagers of Dudhwa Forest
TOI mis-reports a court order that said, if the dwellers are indulging in illegal acts, appropriate authority must take action; headline misleads readers
Media cannot report in a sensationalised manner: Delhi HC on Disha Ravi’s plea
The Single-judge Bench has directed editors to exercise control while disseminating information and Disha Ravi to not ‘malign’ the police
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