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India's new IT rules could turn every content creator into a publisher. Without the protections

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Daybreak
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Apr 8, 2026
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Summary

A cartoon reposted. An account restricted. A takedown notice with no warning and no appeal. India's new IT rules give platforms three hours to remove flagged content — the shortest window anywhere in the world. But a draft amendment published last month could go even further, potentially treating anyone who posts about current affairs as a publisher. Without the protections that come with it. For millions of creators, anonymous users, and global tech platforms, the stakes just got harder to ignore. The deadline to push back is April 14th. Tune in. Find the IFF email template here . Buy your tickets for the Zero Shot event here . Daybreak is produced from the newsroom of The Ken, India’s first subscriber-only business news platform. Subscribe for more exclusive, deeply-reported, and analytical business stories.