UP Govt’s WhatsApp diktat to journos

IN Media Watch Briefs | 05/09/2018

UNI reports that  Uttar Pradesh's Lalitpur district authorities have asked journalists to furnish details of their WhatsApp groups. They have been told to register their WhatsApp groups with the state's information department,  headed by UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath himself. The order says that those who fail to comply would face legal action under the IT Act.