The Indian government has plans to classify social media creators as 'digital news broadcasters - according to the nonprofit site RestofWorld
https://restofworld.org/2024/india-influencers-news-broadcasters-2024-bill/
On July 26, the Hindustan Times reported that the government plans to tweak the proposed Broadcasting Services (Regulation) Bill, which aims to combine all regulations for broadcasters under one law
@MMH its a slippery slop when governments think creating new laws will stop "critisim" of them or that it'll even stop misinformation being spread
And EU law is on that slope along with many, many governments all over the world - some aren't as harsh as others though but all the laws can be amended by others - point is politicians think this is a fix to a problem when it is not
UK online safety bill also and Scottish new hate crime law are two examples also