Justice Patel had said that these rules amounted to ‘censorship’, but Justice Gokhale had said that they have no effect on freedom of expression. Justice Chandurkar said on Friday that he agreed with the opinion given by Justice Patel (now retired).
The central government had on April 6, 2023 implemented amendments to the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules 2021, including the provision of ‘FCU’ to flag fake, false or misleading online content related to the government.
With inputs from PTI
