Bombay High Court strikes down IT rules amendment targeting ‘fake news’ on social media: “…vague and hence wrong…”

The Bombay High Court has ruled that the amended IT Rules, designed to curb fake content about the government on social media, are unconstitutional. Justice Chandurkar found that these rules violated constitutional rights including equality and freedom of speech because they used vague terms like ‘fake’ and ‘misleading’ without clear definitions.