Students of the School of Law, CHRIST Deemed to be University attended a webinar on Media and Information Literacy organized by the United States Consulate General Mumbai. Mr. Prasanna Joshi from the ABP news and a Digital Evangelist and Mr. Yogesh Joshi, Bureau Chief of the Hindustan Times spoke to the students regarding fake news and how to identify them. They also elaborated on the legal aspects of using fake news in the Social media explained the legal implications of such seemingly harmless acts such as forwarding messages on the whatsapp and liking a page on the Facebook and twitter.
Mr. Prasanna Joshi explained details the Information Technology (Amendment) Act of 2008 and also explained the different sections that social media users should know. It was a very informative talk and the students could clarify some of their queries regarding the usage of social media.
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