New Delhi: According to the other big news of the morning, now the central government is also bringing a bill to control the digital media and treat it as equal to the newspaper. At the same time, after getting legal recognition of this bill, now the news portal will also be required to register itself like newspapers. Please note that till now this rule is applicable only to newspapers.
New bill coming
It is noteworthy that now the Central Government is going to completely abolish the 155-year-old Press and Registration of Books Act. In its place, the ‘Press and Registration of Periodical Bill’ is being brought. In this bill, there will be a new and easy registration system for newspapers, while under this, preparations are going on in full swing to bring digital media as well. There is also news that the central government can introduce this bill in the house only during this monsoon session.
According to the information, this new bill will replace the Press and Registration of Books (PRB) Act, 1867. Under this, its procedures will be kept very simple for medium and small publishers and the values of freedom of the press will be maintained in it.
The draft was prepared in the year 2019
Let us inform you that in the year 2019 itself, the Central Government released the draft ‘Press and Registration of Periodical Bill’, in which apart from easing the process of registration of newspapers, there is a provision to bring digital media under its wide ambit. Whereas in the draft bill of 2019, ‘news on digital media’ had been defined as ‘news in the digital format’ which can be broadcast over the internet, computer, or mobile network. It also includes metaphors such as text, audio, video, and graphics.
