The Bombay High Court delivered a split verdict on petitions challenging the constitutionality of the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Amendment Rules, 2023, which allow the government’s “Fact Check Unit” to identify and demand the removal of online content related to the business of the Central Government. While one judge found it promoted censorship and violated fundamental rights, the other judge opined that it did not prohibit critical opinions of the government and was not a disproportionate measure. The amendment does not define the term “any business of the Central government.” The case involves concerns over potential censorship, violation of freedom of speech and expression, and lack of safeguards against bias.