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Indian media groups decry Modi’s privacy law in court, say newsrooms face shutdown risk
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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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- October 27, 2026
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