In the first week of April, the Indian government announced its solution to fake news on the internet. Its own fact-checking unit will determine what’s true and what’s misleading on anything that touches on the business of the state. Under changes to the country’s information technology rules, the government’s fact-checking unit will soon be able to force publishers and social media platforms to take down content, with potentially huge implications for tech companies.
But the legal challenge to the changes hasn’t come from Big Tech, or from media outlets worried about their ability to hold the government accountable. It’s come from a comedian.
On April 11, 2023, comedian Kunal Kamra filed
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