What have you done to curb fake news? Social media to submit daily reports

A ministry official said the requirement of daily reports is for a few days, in light of the misinformation being spread related to the Covid-19 pandemic

In a letter written to TikTok, Helo and Facebook, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has asked for daily reports to be submitted by the platforms detailing the measures they are taking to prevent the spread of misinformation.

The communication, a copy of which was seen by Business Standard, says that while platforms like short video app TikTok and regional social media platform Helo (both owned by Bytedance) are very popular in India, they also have the potential of being misused.

“Such false and misinformation based messages (includes audio and video clips) have the potential for creating panic and