-The Times of India
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday waded into uncharted territory, asking the Centre to frame guidelines to regulate social media and put in place a mechanism to track origin of fake news, rumours and objectionable material like pornography on social media platforms, including Facebook, WhatsApp, Twitter and YouTube.
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday waded into uncharted territory, asking the Centre to frame guidelines to regulate social media and put in place a mechanism to track origin of fake news, rumours and objectionable material like pornography on social media platforms, including Facebook, WhatsApp, Twitter and YouTube.
Pointing to social media being rampantly misused for fake news and rumours leading to mob violence and law & order problems, a bench of Justices Deepak Gupta and Aniruddha Bose said new media needs regulation and the Centre must step in to deal with the menace.
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