"Supreme Court Halts Government Fact-Check Unit for Online Content"

India's Ministry of Electronics and IT has amended the IT Rules 2021 to establish a government-run fact-checking unit for social media posts related to government matters, requiring tech companies with over 5 million users in India to make efforts to prevent the spread of misleading information. This move has raised concerns about potential misuse and infringement on press freedom, with the Supreme Court putting the gazette notification on hold pending resolution of legal challenges.