Mr. Singh reaffirmed that he had inquired about the level and whether the government had changed its stance on POFMA modification instructions to one that was more stringent.
Additionally, he demanded assurance as to whether Asia Sentinel had adopted a more aggressive strategy because it had previously disregarded another correctional instructions.
Discipline notices, Dr. Puthucheary retorted,” include additional information and clarity for people to make their own decisions about the facts at hand.”
In addition, he used the example of a print publication that published an untruth, saying that Mr. Singh would not be content if only the correction notice was published next to the unique content.
Dr. Puthucheary continued,” No one is going to read the newspaper from three or four days before again.”
And he would demand that a notice be published in the same issue, prominently enough for readers to see it, and especially that it be done so that as many readers of the original false statement would then be better informed.
No one expects a print issue to post an explanation on its front page, according to Mr. Singh.
That is the crux of the problem, he continued. ” I can actually take an argument that follows the pattern of severe behavior… That, in my opinion, is good.
Dr. Puthucheary retorted that since there is no set level, the requirement to publish a correction notice on the home page of any website shouldn’t get predicated on how many hits it receives.
The design of the web and the way links are made to different feeds must be taken into consideration because then the process may be gamed, he continued.
” In terms of how online websites are created and published, there is a considerable amount of leeway and liberty.” Therefore, we consider the layout of the website, the serve, and how consumer behavior is influenced by it, as well as the type of content and see that is needed.
Dr. Puthucheary responded that he would respond to Mr. Singh independently with the details in response to his question about how many discipline guidelines have been issued to online websites requiring them to release discipline notices on both their main website and the content.