Explain how fake news and disinformation pose a threat to Internal Security and Public Order in the Indian context. In this regard, discuss the salient features of amendments made to the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021.
What the examiner wants
Connect disinformation to concrete internal-security/public-order pathways, then evaluate the exact amended intermediary obligations as the regulatory response.
Demand-wise check
- 1Threat pathways: communal mobilisation, panic, election/security manipulation, deepfakes and operational misinformation≈35 words
- 2Identify exact amended provisions relevant to intermediaries/misinformation≈35 words
- 3Assess effectiveness alongside free-speech, due-process and enforceability concerns≈35 words
Open in about 20 words and close in about 20.
Answer plan
Where marks usually go
- Writing only about social-media harms without public-order/security mechanisms
- Mixing older and newer IT Rules provisions without date/version accuracy
Value addition
- Disinformation→amplification→offline harm→regulatory intervention
→ Draw it in the body, next to the point it supports.
Official source anchors
These are authoritative sources selected for this exact PYQ. Where a card is an official-domain anchor rather than a fact-level citation, verify the precise provision, definition or data point on the linked source before using it.
Next: plan for one minute, write it in 7 minutes, then get it checked.