Whatsapp group admins, as well as the users posting the objectionable content, will be punished under section 66C of the IT Act in Goa and Maharastra.
Whatsapp group admins, as well as the users posting the objectionable content, will be punished under section 66C of the IT Act in Goa and Maharastra.Maharashtra Police and Goa Police have issued an advisory regarding the responsibilities of user and admin in the wake of fake news being circulating on instant messaging platforms, like WhatsApp. They urged all citizens not to post, share, forward, disseminate, any message, content, pictures or photos, videos anything that could promote enmity on grounds of religion, nationality, race, language and other grounds of discrimination or disrupt public order, decency and morality. Anyone including the admin and the user who spreads rumours and causes a state of panic and unrest will be punished under Section 153A, Section 153B, Section 505, Sec 188, Sec 66D and Section 54.
The COVID-19 pandemic has given rise to a lot of potentially dangerous misinformation. For reliable advice on COVID-19 including symptoms, prevention and available treatment, please refer to the World Health Organisation or your national healthcare authority.
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