Papua New Guinea plans to ban Facebook to tackle fake news
Technology | May 29, 2018 10:42 ISTAccording to Basil, the move will allow genuine people with real identities to use the social network responsibly.
According to Basil, the move will allow genuine people with real identities to use the social network responsibly.
The social media giant is facing criticism for its role in enabling political manipulation in several countries around the world.
The comments by the Information and Broadcasting Minister came in the backdrop of her ministry withdrawing its contentious press release on fake news following a directive from the Prime Minister's Office after wide-spread criticism by media and opposition parties.
Soon after, the Information and Broadcasting ministry issued a statement, saying the press release regarding fake news put out by it last night "stands withdrawn."
The Anti-Fake News Bill 2018, which sought to formulate a new law to stop the spread of fake news which could threaten the country's political stability and undermine public order, was passed on Monday with 123 voting in favour and 64 against.
NBA President and India TV Editor-in-Chief Rajat Sharma thanked the government for not interfering with press accreditation guidelines.
The order issued last evening had said that journalists could be denied government access just on the accusation of fake news and they could lose their accreditation for a limited period or permanently.
The Accreditation Committee of PIB, which consists of representatives of both the PCI and the NBA, would be reached out for validating any accreditation request of any news media agency, the ministry said.
The move comes days after reports said that the Uttar Pradesh Police had detained a herd of donkeys for few days for destroying 'costly' plants in Uttar Pradesh's Jalaun.
On Saturday, numerous Indian Twitter users complained about Pakistan Defence Forum’s handle for posting the doctored image, following which Twitter suspended its verified account.
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