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the burden of responsibility of identification of unlawful content from a government/ judiciary to intermediaries." A total of 171 comments were received by MeitY; all of the comments were published for counter comments. On 21 October 2019, MeitY asked the court for three monthsâ time for finalisation of the
Intermediary Rules, 2018.
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provided that intermediaries are protected liabilities in some cases. The draft 2018 Rules sought to elaborate the liabilities and responsibilities of the intermediaries in a better way. Further the draft Rules have been made "in order to prevent spreading of fake news, curb obscene information on
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applications." Further a parliamentary report laid in 2020 studied the effect of pornography on children.
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the rules with respect to the digital news media. The Foundation for Independent Journalism editor
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