Overview

• Home Minister Vangalapudi Anitha said a bill will be introduced in the coming Assembly session to curb fake posts and offensive content.
• A fact-finding committee is being set up to scrutinise posts targeting women and to present verified information to counter false claims.
• The government signaled stringent penalties, including the possibility of sedition cases, for those accused of spreading defamatory or misleading content.
• Officials cited alleged YSRCP-linked misinformation about Amaravati and the Prakasam barrage as well as about the ruling alliance’s Super Six schemes.
• Authorities also cancelled convict Srikanth’s parole and opened an investigation into how it was granted.