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Indian authorities tighten control over online content

March 3, 2021

India has finalised an amended set of rules — for immediate publication and implementation — to change how it can regulate internet intermediaries such as social media platforms, and online media sites. These new rules supersede earlier, controversial guidelines which were restricted on fundamental rights grounds by the Indian Supreme Court in a 2015 judgement. Read more at Access Now

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India
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Freedom of Expression