Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said the Digital Personal Data Protection Act safeguards journalistic freedom and does not restrict reporting. His remarks came after the Digital News Publishers Association challenged the law in the Supreme Court over the absence of a journalism exemption. New Delhi:Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Wednesday said the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act, 2023, safeguards journalistic freedom and contains no provision that could undermine the.