Several bills by legislatures were introduced during the Assembly session by the ruling party, one of which was about the regulation of social media. Prior to introducing this bill, the political parties and many legislators had been raising concerns regarding the uncontrolled expansion of social media, news portals, Facebook pages and other types of communication channels in the state of Jammu and Kashmir. 

There are people who can be seen with mics in hand, holding logos, visiting various gatherings and posing as journalists without having any kind of accountability to speak of. The situation gets even murkier when it becomes clear that the administration itself permits these people to visit official gatherings. The information collected from the relevant Deputy Commissioners and Directorate of Information & Public Relations as per the Right to Information Act (RTI) revealed that no registration or permission has been granted by them for the mentioned social........

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