Indian media groups decry Modi’s privacy law in court, say newsrooms face shutdown risk

Source: Daily Maverick · 2026-10-27T11:31:02.000Z · Politics

The Indian government's privacy law, which would require journalists to seek consent from people they write about, amounted to pre-censorship and could lead to newsrooms shutting down, media groups told the Supreme Court on Tuesday, starting the most high-profile challenge against the legislation.

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