In the aftermath of the botched attempt to regulate journalists for Fake News, one aspect about the committee formed to create a framework for regulating online media, is that it isn’t just about news: it’s about
all Internet content, including
- entertainment portals like Netflix, Amazon Prime, EROS Now, ALT Balaji, Vice and others;
- online news portals like scroll, the wire, swarajya, Opindia, timesofindia.com;
- News aggregators like Google News, DIGG etc;
- news/media aggregators like Reddit, and Twitter and Facebook
The notification for the creation of the 10 member committee clearly mentions that it will create a framework for “online media/news portals including digital broadcasting and entertainment / infotainment sites and news / media aggregators”.