{
  "id": 16893789,
  "title": "Centre open to changes in DPDP law to protect press freedom, says Ashwini Vaishnaw",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/centre-open-to-changes-in-dpdp-law-to-protect-press-freedom-says",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-28T10:50:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Economic Times - Economy",
    "slug": "the-economic-times-economy",
    "url": "https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/policy/centre-considers-amending-dpdp-law-to-safeguard-press-freedom-amid-increasing-concerns-from-publishers/articleshow/135261990.cms"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Centre aims to amend the Digital Personal Data Protection law to address concerns raised by news publishers. Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw stated that the law does not limit press freedom. This response follows a Supreme Court notice regarding a petition from the Digital News Publishers Association and others. Publishers argue the lack of exemption for journalism could jeopardize…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}