Tuesday, April 3, 2018

Indian government cracks down on fake news

For the first time ever, the Indian government has outlined a procedure whereby it plans to penalise those propagating fake news.

This has led to outrage from Indian journalists- with many calling this a 'gag order', and questioning why this only targets the print and broadcast media but leaves out digital platforms.

Our India correspondent Neha Poonia reports.

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