Parliamentary Panel to Discuss Fake News Curbs with Media

A parliamentary committee headed by BJP MP Nishikant Dubey has called media bodies of News Broadcasters, Digital Association and Editors Guild of India to depose before it on the issue of curbing "fake news".

According to the credentials, the Standing Committee on Communications and Information Technology will meet on November 21 on the issue of "Review of mechanisms to curb fake news". The panel will discuss with above mentioned media bodies.

Furthermore, the committee had earlier decided to review the mechanism to curb fake news, issues related to the broadcasting of OTT platforms, impact of Artificial Intelligence and related issues as one of its subjects.

The panel has also selected the issue of cryptocurrency making its presence felt in India, and the emergence of new forms of currencies and their impact.

It is mandated to examine the functioning of the Ministries of Information and Broadcasting, Electronics and Information Technology, and Communications.

The committee has chosen to examine the implementation of laws related to media, and review of the performance of public broadcaster Prasar Bharati.

As hundreds of people fall victim to digital and cyber-crimes every day, the panel will also glance into regulation and monitoring in this issue.