‘Govt Trying to Covertly Control Online Media’: Paranjoy Guha Thakurta

Paranjoy talks about the recent order issued by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting meant to control ‘fake news’.
Interview with Paranjoy Guha Thakurta
Interviewed by Vivan Eyben

Senior journalist Paranjoy Guha Thakurta talks to NewsClick about the recent order issued by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting meant to control ‘fake news’. He talks about the contents of the order, what the government was trying to achieve through it, and the increasing complex challenges being presented by the propagation of fake news.