In its verdict, the Bombay High Court claimed that the government has no responsibility to ensure that citizens are not exposed to 'fake or false information.'
The IT union, KITU, has warned that this will be an “open challenge” to the 20 lakh employees working in the IT/ITeS sector in Karnataka and called upon them to unite and oppose this move.
Rajeev Chandrasekhar explained that "This new Bill after it is passed by Parliament, will protect the rights of ALL citizens, allow the innovation economy to expand and permit Govt's lawful n legitimate access in national security and emergencies like pandemics and earthquakes etc."