Newsrooms will shut down if journalists are made to seek permission before publishing information under the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act and the DPDP Rules, the Digital News Publishers Association (DNPA) told the Supreme Court on Tuesday.

Taking note of the submissions and the petition of the DNPA comprising 21 digital news publishers, the bench issued notices to the Union ministries of Law and Justice, and Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY).