<ul><li>Internet firms like Google, Facebook and Twitter will be held accountable for false content by the government-notified fact-checker, according to MoS for IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar.</li><li>The fact-checker will serve as a reference point to combat misinformation and will not have an impact on free speech, Chandrasekhar said.</li><li>The removal of safe harbour protection for intermediaries will require online platforms to take responsibility for the content posted on their platforms.</li></ul>

Internet companies to lose safe harbour if flagged content not removed: Govt

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