The Bombay High Court has formally struck down the amended Information Technology Rules, 2023.
This amendment allowed the Centre to set up a fact check unit (FCU) to identify fake, false and misleading information about the government and its establishments on social media.
As per the court, these Amendment Rules, 2023, violated “Article 14 (right to equality), 19 (freedom of speech and expression) and 19(1)(g) (freedom and right to profession) of the Constitution”.