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Lok Sabha Passes Bill Allowing UPI Transaction Charges
The Lok Sabha passed a Bill allowing the government to permit banks and other service providers to charge for UPI and other notified digital payments. The government also reduced the deadline for…
The Story in Brief
The Lok Sabha passed a Bill allowing the government to permit banks and other service providers to charge for UPI and other notified digital payments. The government also reduced the deadline for social media platforms to remove content in sensitive cases from 24 hours to two hours, according to an official statement.
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The Indian Opinion
The loudest takes will frame the UPI Bill as either an immediate charge on every digital payment or proof that online speech is being suppressed. Neither follows from the text reported here. The Bill authorises the government to permit charges, while the takedown change concerns sensitive matters and platforms’ compliance. The practical test is simple: will any charge be notified, and how will the two-hour rule be applied? Those details matter more than political slogans.
Source: english.mathrubhumi.com
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