Some in media give communal colour to news: Supreme Court

Supreme Court

A section of media gives communal colour to news bringing bad name to the country, the Supreme Court rued on Thursday, expressing serious concern over fake news on social media, including web portals and YouTube, which listen only to "the powerful voices" and not judges and institutions.

The observations came during the hearing petitions, including one by Jamiat Ulema-i-Hind, seeking directions to the Centre to stop dissemination of "fake news" related to last year's religious gathering at Nizamuddin Markaz and take strict action against those responsible for it.

"The problem is, every-thing is shown with a communal angle by a section of media. India is going to get a bad name ultimately. Did you (the Centre) ever attempt to regulate these private channels," said the bench. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, representing the Centre, said IT rules have been framed to regulate content online, including portals.

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