Legacy media body moves Madras High Court against new IT rules, says curbs unreasonable



DNPA, the publishers of newspapers, magazines and TV channels with websites, said they are already regulated by self-censorship. The new IT Rules will end up allowing the government to interfere with their functioning. The DNPA found lacunae in the IT Rules\' classifying them with only-web media.

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