Govt Condemns Twitter's Attempt to 'Defame' India and its 'Glorious Tradition of Free Speech'; Read Full Text
3 years, 7 months ago

Govt Condemns Twitter's Attempt to 'Defame' India and its 'Glorious Tradition of Free Speech'; Read Full Text

News 18  

Responding to Twitter’s claims of “potential threat” to freedom of expression under the new IT rules, the government of India hit back at the social media giant for trying to dictate what India’s legal policy framework should be. Condemning the “unfortunate statement” issued by Twitter, the ministry said it was “totally baseless, false and an attempt to defame India to hide their own follies.” The Delhi Police has also issued a detailed press release, pertaining to an ongoing investigation, which answer the completely baseless allegations raised by Twitter. The government also assured the representatives of social media companies, including Twitter, that they will always remain safe in India and there is no threat to their personal safety and security. The Government of India respects the right of people to ask questions and also criticize on these social media platforms including on Twitter. The Government also wishes to emphatically assure that representatives of social media companies including Twitter are and will always remain safe in India and there is no threat to their personal safety and security.

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Doesn't match our culture: Minister for laws to curb social media vulgar content
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Doesn't match our culture: Minister for laws to curb social media vulgar content

India Today  

Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Wednesday called for laws to curb objectionable content on social media and hoped that the Opposition would have a discussion on the same. The government has urged social media platforms to be more proactive in content moderation, especially when it comes to harmful or illegal content. It said that social media companies …

Anti-India narrative on social media: Why it’s time for government to counter online negativity
4 months ago

Anti-India narrative on social media: Why it’s time for government to counter online negativity

Firstpost  

A wave of anti-India sentiment is flooding social media, distorting our global image. India can no longer afford silence and has to reclaim its narrative on the world stage Lately, social media has evolved into a platform where global narratives are created, shaped, and spread at turbo speed. A recent example is the “What’s wrong with India?” campaign on social …

DC Edit | Govts, leave social media alone
4 months, 2 weeks ago

DC Edit | Govts, leave social media alone

Deccan Chronicle  

What can governments do about social media platforms? Amid a developing scenario in which both free-speech advocates and authoritarian governments are protesting the treatment being meted out to the CEO of Telegram who is facing the rigour of the law in France, the Uttar Pradesh government has taken an unusual stand to use the social media for boosting its popularity …

Free Speech v. Digital Disinformation: How Is State Intervention In Social Media Content Moderation Being Navigated In USA & India
6 months, 1 week ago

Free Speech v. Digital Disinformation: How Is State Intervention In Social Media Content Moderation Being Navigated In USA & India

Live Law  

Recently, the United States Supreme Court in Moody v. NetChoice, LLC refrained from issuing what could have been a landmark judgment on a pivotal issue: whether states can enact laws that limit the power of social media companies to moderate content. This case revolved around the constitutionality of laws enacted by Texas and Florida that aimed to restrict social media …

'India has been a good friend...': Maldives ex-President Solih condemns 'hateful language' against PM Modi
1 year ago

'India has been a good friend...': Maldives ex-President Solih condemns 'hateful language' against PM Modi

India TV News  

Former President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, who was succeeded by China-leaning Mohamed Muizzu in last year's presidential elections, condemned the "hateful language" by ministers against Prime Minister Narendra Modi after the latter visited Lakshadweep recently, saying that India has always been a good friend to the island country. As the remarks sparked a backlash from Indians, several of whom cancelled their …

Indian govt officially objects to derogatory remarks of Mariyam Shiuna about PM Modi
1 year ago

Indian govt officially objects to derogatory remarks of Mariyam Shiuna about PM Modi

Op India  

On Sunday, India officially raised objections to the derogatory remarks made by a sitting Maldivian Minister Mariyam Shiuna against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. These opinions are personal and do not represent the views of the Government of Maldives…Moreover, the relevant authorities of the Government will not hesitate to take action against those who make such derogatory remarks.” Government of Maldives …

Thwarting Twitter: on the Karnataka High Court ruling
1 year, 6 months ago

Thwarting Twitter: on the Karnataka High Court ruling

The Hindu  

It is unfortunate that the petition by Twitter, Inc. challenging the validity of the spate of blocking orders passed by the Union government was rejected by the Karnataka High Court. While success in litigation involving the government’s power to restrict speech and expression on grounds permitted in Article 19 of the Constitution was always expected to be difficult, it is …

Twitter takes action: Bans over 1.1 million Indian accounts for violating guidelines
1 year, 6 months ago

Twitter takes action: Bans over 1.1 million Indian accounts for violating guidelines

India TV News  

In a recent monthly compliance report, Twitter revealed that it had banned a record-breaking 1,132,228 accounts in India between April 26 and May 25. As part of the rules, major digital and social media platforms with over five million users are required to publish monthly compliance reports. In this reporting period, Twitter received a total of 518 complaints from Indian …

Social Media Often Misused To "Manipulate Political Choices Of Voters", May Eventually Hijack Democratic Setup: Karnataka High Court
1 year, 6 months ago

Social Media Often Misused To "Manipulate Political Choices Of Voters", May Eventually Hijack Democratic Setup: Karnataka High Court

Live Law  

Social media has been used to manipulate political choices of voters, perniciously affecting the democratic setup of constitutional institutions, the Karnataka High Court observed on Friday. A single judge bench of Justice Krishna S Dixit said emergence of social media has changed the way in which people participate in the democratic process. "People increasingly rely on social media than their …

Social media sites have no choice but to obey local laws: Elon Musk
1 year, 6 months ago

Social media sites have no choice but to obey local laws: Elon Musk

The Hindu  

Twitter chief Elon Musk on Wednesday said a social media platform has no choice but to follow the local laws in any given country or risk being shut down. Mr. Musk's comments came in response to questions on Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey's allegations that the Indian government had threatened the social networking platform with raids if it did not take …

India threatened to block Twitter, raid employees: former CEO Jack Dorsey
1 year, 7 months ago

India threatened to block Twitter, raid employees: former CEO Jack Dorsey

The Hindu  

Former Twitter Chief Executive Officer Jack Dorsey said that the Indian government had threatened to shut down the social media network in the country. “No one went to jail nor was Twitter ‘shutdown,’” Chandrasekhar said, saying that Twitter had continuously resisted Indian laws until July 2022, when it “finally complied”. Chandrasekhar’s claim that Twitter “finally complied” with remaining orders omitted …

India threatened to block Twitter, raid employees: former CEO Jack Dorsey
1 year, 7 months ago

India threatened to block Twitter, raid employees: former CEO Jack Dorsey

The Hindu  

Former Twitter Chief Executive Officer Jack Dorsey said that the Indian government had threatened to shut down the social media network in the country. — Twitter Global Government Affairs May 27, 2021 “This is an outright lie by” Mr. Dorsey, Rajeev Chandrasekhar, the Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology said in a response posted on Twitter. “No one …

Twitter vs India: Jack Dorsey, Elon Musk disagree on many things but seemingly agree on India
1 year, 7 months ago

Twitter vs India: Jack Dorsey, Elon Musk disagree on many things but seemingly agree on India

India Today  

Twitter's current owner Elon Musk and its former CEO Jack Dorsey have fairly different views and opinions. Additionally, according to Dorsey, the Indian government also threatened action against Twitter employees in India in case of non-compliance. The interesting bit is that Dorsey's comments somewhat mirror the statement that current Twitter CEO Elon Musk made several weeks ago. Whether Musk and …

World Press Freedom Day | How free speech in India is compromised by government control over platforms: Book excerpt from ‘Caged Tiger: How Too Much Government is Holding Indians Back’ by Subhashish B
1 year, 8 months ago

World Press Freedom Day | How free speech in India is compromised by government control over platforms: Book excerpt from ‘Caged Tiger: How Too Much Government is Holding Indians Back’ by Subhashish B

The Hindu  

Published : May 03, 2023 07:00 IST - 6 MINS READ In December 2004, the Delhi Police arrested Avnish Bajaj, the CEO of Baazee.com, because someone in Kharagpur, West Bengal, tried to sell through the website video copies of two Delhi-based students having sex. Social media companies, a term left vague and expansive, need to take down content within 36 …

Twitter takes down tweets globally in response to Punjab & Haryana HC directive
1 year, 8 months ago

Twitter takes down tweets globally in response to Punjab & Haryana HC directive

The Hindu  

Twitter globally took down tweets from Indian users in response to an order from the Punjab & Haryana High Court issued in February, according to information from the social media platform provided to Saurav Das, a transparency activist and journalist whose posts were removed from the platform recently. “Since I had nothing to do with the suo-motu criminal contempt case …

Twitter says removed more content in first half of 2022 than in previous six months
1 year, 8 months ago

Twitter says removed more content in first half of 2022 than in previous six months

The Hindu  

Twitter will not be publishing a formal transparency report for the year 2022, the social media platform announced on its blog on April 25. It is not clear if the company has also chosen to stop publishing routine disclosures of copyright and government takedown requests on the Lumen Database — Twitter doesn’t appear to have disclosed any Indian takedown requests …

New IT Rules provide an evidence-based-fact-checking system for fake news, says Centre
1 year, 8 months ago

New IT Rules provide an evidence-based-fact-checking system for fake news, says Centre

The Hindu  

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology termed as “premature” political satirist Kunal Kamra’s plea challenging the constitutional validity of the Information Technology Amendment Rules, 2023 and said the Rules are in “public interest” and provide an evidence-based-fact-checking system for a mechanism to deal with fake or false or misleading information resulting in riots, mob lynching and other heinous crimes. …

Musk ‘not aware’ about Twitter deleting content on BBC's Modi documentary
1 year, 9 months ago

Musk ‘not aware’ about Twitter deleting content on BBC's Modi documentary

Hindustan Times  

Twitter CEO Elon Musk on Wednesday said that some rules related to social media are ‘quite strict’ in India while adding that he is not aware about ‘what exactly happened’ when Twitter took down content related to a documentary critical to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. don't know what exactly happened with some content situation in India," Musk told UK-based British …

Elon Musk Says He Was Unaware Of Twitter Removing Posts On BBC Prime Minister Narendra Modi Documentary Remove Tweet
1 year, 9 months ago

Elon Musk Says He Was Unaware Of Twitter Removing Posts On BBC Prime Minister Narendra Modi Documentary Remove Tweet

ABP News  

On Wednesday morning, Elon Musk participated in a Twitter Spaces conversation with BBC journalist James Clayton. During the conversation, Clayton asked the Twitter CEO about the microblogging platform's removal of posts related to a BBC documentary on Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, which was later banned in India. Musk clarified that he was not aware of this particular case, but …

Aakar Patel | Fact-checking' by govt & the truth: Sweeping powers to curb dissent?
1 year, 9 months ago

Aakar Patel | Fact-checking' by govt & the truth: Sweeping powers to curb dissent?

Deccan Chronicle  

On April 6, 2023, the Union government passed new rules, allowing it to identify what it thought was any fake or false or misleading content online related to the government. This would be done by a “fact check unit” set up by the government, which would send takedown orders to the social media platforms. The rules would give the government …

Draconian rules: The Hindu Editorial on the impact of the IT (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Amendment Rules, 2023
1 year, 9 months ago

Draconian rules: The Hindu Editorial on the impact of the IT (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Amendment Rules, 2023

The Hindu  

April 10, 2023 12:20 am | Updated 08:39 am IST With the advent of social media — the product of the evolution of the Internet into a sphere of communication that allows for relatively unfettered user-generated content — the problem of misinformation has taken a grotesque form. In the IT Amendment Rules, 2023, the Union government has added a provision …

Twitter takes down post on Home Minister globally
1 year, 9 months ago

Twitter takes down post on Home Minister globally

The Hindu  

In an apparent first, Twitter appears to have withheld a tweet globally in response to a “legal demand” in India. Journalist and Right to Information activist Saurav Das posted a screenshot of two past tweets, one of which appears to quote Union Minister of Home Affairs Amit Shah, with a message from the social media platform stating that the content …

Twitter Blocked a Country
1 year, 9 months ago

Twitter Blocked a Country

Slate  

On Wednesday, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave a virtual address at the second-ever Summit for Democracy, hailing his country as the “best example of democracy in the world.” As Modi’s words were beamed out to dozens of other nations, the Indian government was cracking down on its citizens’ digital rights—again. Indian authorities, who have still not caught Singh, have …

Twitter bans Pakistan government’s account in India
1 year, 9 months ago

Twitter bans Pakistan government’s account in India

Live Mint  

The official Twitter account of the Pakistan government, in response to a legal demand, has been banned in India. Additionally, in August, India blocked eight YouTube-based news channels, including one based in Pakistan, as well as a Facebook account that was disseminating "fake, anti-India content" online. Meanwhile, Pakistan has been removed from the EU's "High-Risk Third Countries" list due to …

India’s top editors’ body slams proposed ‘fake news’ rules
1 year, 11 months ago

India’s top editors’ body slams proposed ‘fake news’ rules

Al Jazeera  

The Editors Guild of India urged the government to scrap the proposed amendment, saying it ‘will result in the censorship of the press’. The Editors Guild of India, India’s premier body for protecting press freedom, has urged the government to reject a proposal to combat fake news on social media, saying it would be akin to censorship. “Determination of fake …

Twitter bans 48,624 accounts in India because of policy violations
2 years ago

Twitter bans 48,624 accounts in India because of policy violations

India TV News  

The new year started with some more banning from Twitter as Elon Musk prohibits around 45,589 accounts in India between October 26 and November 25. At the time of writing, Twitter has banned around 48,624 accounts in the reporting period from India. Twitter, in its monthly report in compliance with the new IT Rules, 2021, said that it received 755 …

500% Rise In Hate Speech Cases Against Politicians & Public Functionaries Since 2014: Supreme Court Told
2 years, 2 months ago

500% Rise In Hate Speech Cases Against Politicians & Public Functionaries Since 2014: Supreme Court Told

Live Law  

The Supreme Court was yesterday informed that there has been almost 500% rise in reported Hate speech cases against politicians and public functionaries since 2014. "Hate speech expressed at the highest levels of political authority remain unchecked, and new policies have exacerbated a climate of intercommunal tension and impunity for offenders. Further, it is suggested that India may adopt the …

Elon Musk-owned Twitter fires more than 90% of India staff: Report
2 years, 2 months ago

Elon Musk-owned Twitter fires more than 90% of India staff: Report

Hindustan Times  

Twitter Inc. fired more than 90% of its staff in India over the weekend -- part of global reductions by new owner Elon Musk -- severely depleting its engineering and product staff in a potential growth market. About 70% of Twitter's jobs cut in India were from product and engineering team which worked on a global mandate The company employed …

'Twitter Casual About Removing Child Porn': DCW Slams Social Media Giant, Seeks CBI Action
2 years, 3 months ago

'Twitter Casual About Removing Child Porn': DCW Slams Social Media Giant, Seeks CBI Action

News 18  

The Delhi Commission for Women on Friday slammed microblogging site Twitter, calling it “casual” about removing child pornography and rape content after the rights body found 14 fresh tweets promoting such activity. The commission had summoned Twitter India policy head and Delhi Police cyber cell on September 20, over tweets depicting child pornography and rape videos of women and children. …

Objectionable Posts Against Hindu Gods: Twitter Tells Delhi HC It Can't Decide What Content On Its Platform Is Unlawful Unless Put To 'Actual Knowledge'
2 years, 4 months ago

Objectionable Posts Against Hindu Gods: Twitter Tells Delhi HC It Can't Decide What Content On Its Platform Is Unlawful Unless Put To 'Actual Knowledge'

Live Law  

The micro-blogging website Twitter has informed the Delhi High Court that being an intermediary, it cannot decide whether content on its platform is lawful or otherwise unless it is put to such "actual knowledge".Twitter has further informed the Court that it can take down content from the platform on being notified about the same by way of a court order …

Elon Musk's lawsuit against Twitter mentions India. Here's what Tesla CEO said
2 years, 5 months ago

Elon Musk's lawsuit against Twitter mentions India. Here's what Tesla CEO said

Hindustan Times  

Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who is locked in a court battle with Twitter over a failed acquisition bid that Twitter now intends to force through, said that the social media giant jeopardized its third largest market by failing to disclose "risky" litigation against the Indian government. While Musk is a proponent of free speech, he believes that moderation on Twitter …

India Versus Twitter Versus Elon Musk Versus Society
2 years, 5 months ago

India Versus Twitter Versus Elon Musk Versus Society

Slate  

This article is part of the Free Speech Project, a collaboration between Future Tense and the Tech, Law, & Security Program at American University Washington College of Law that examines the ways technology is influencing how we think about speech. On July 5, Reuters reported, Twitter asked the High Court of the Indian state of Karnataka “to overturn some government …

Why has Twitter gone to court against the Indian government? | In Focus podcast
2 years, 5 months ago

Why has Twitter gone to court against the Indian government? | In Focus podcast

The Hindu  

Twitter has moved the Karnataka High Court challenging multiple content-blocking orders from the government of India. Twitter’s petition has sought the quashing of as many as 39 blocking orders, issued under Section 69A of the Information Technology Act. The petition also argues that the blocking orders are unconstitutional, and violate the principles of online speech and intermediary liability. Guest: Alok …

Rightful challenge: The Hindu Editorial on Twitter, IT rules and free speech
2 years, 6 months ago

Rightful challenge: The Hindu Editorial on Twitter, IT rules and free speech

The Hindu  

By moving the Karnataka High Court challenging several blocking orders from the Union government on content posted on its website, Twitter, Inc. has finally decided to take the bull by the horns on the issue of freedom of expression on the online platform. A cynical view will regard this as action done under duress — between February 2, 2021 and …

Twitter seeks judicial review of Indian orders to take down content: Report
2 years, 6 months ago

Twitter seeks judicial review of Indian orders to take down content: Report

Live Mint  

Twitter asked an Indian court on Tuesday to overturn some government orders to remove content from the social media platform, a source familiar with the matter said, in a legal challenge which alleges abuse of power by officials. Twitter has been asked by Indian authorities over the past year to act on content including accounts supportive of an independent Sikh …

Twitter to India court: Overturn gov’t orders to remove content
2 years, 6 months ago

Twitter to India court: Overturn gov’t orders to remove content

Al Jazeera  

The US company’s attempt to get a judicial review of some Indian gov’t orders is part of a growing confrontation. Twitter has asked an Indian court to overturn some government orders to remove content from the social media platform, a source familiar with the matter said, in a legal challenge which alleges abuse of power by officials. Twitter has been …

Twitter begins review of govt orders to take down content
2 years, 6 months ago

Twitter begins review of govt orders to take down content

India TV News  

Highlights The act by Twitter to get a "judicial review" is in line with a growing confrontation with New Delhi Last year, Twitter was asked to act on content that spread misinformation The social media platform has, however, complied with the final notice: Sources Twitter-government conflict: Social media giant Twitter is planning to overturn some orders made by India government …

India is considering a panel to rule on social media takedowns
2 years, 7 months ago

India is considering a panel to rule on social media takedowns

Al Jazeera  

Digital rights activists warn the move will increase direct gov’t control over social media platforms in India. Apar Gupta, executive director of the Internet Freedom Foundation, a nonprofit that advocates for digital rights, tweeted that should the move go through, it will “increase” direct government control over social media platforms. Rather than curing defects highlighted by Courts, they increase direct …

India stands by social-media demands as Musk moves on Twitter
2 years, 8 months ago

India stands by social-media demands as Musk moves on Twitter

The Hindu  

India has reiterated its position on social-media accountability in response to Elon Musk's pending takeover of Twitter, saying platforms must make checks on users and content. A change in ownership would make no difference, Rajeev Chandrasekhar, India's junior minister for electronics and technology, said when asked whether he welcomed the tycoon's promise to uphold free speech on Twitter. Indian government …

Setting The Tone: Elon Musk’s Free Speech Debate in The West And Its Relevance in India
2 years, 8 months ago

Setting The Tone: Elon Musk’s Free Speech Debate in The West And Its Relevance in India

News 18  

The expected acquisition of Twitter by billionaire Elon Musk has sparked a debate in the United States over freedom of expression and the role of social media platforms in regulating information flow. Even though Musk has addressed himself as a “free speech absolutist” and made it the core of his agenda after the Twitter takeover, some human rights groups believe …

Twitter may play a partisan role in general elections 2024: Suspended Twitter handles argue in Delhi HC
2 years, 9 months ago

Twitter may play a partisan role in general elections 2024: Suspended Twitter handles argue in Delhi HC

Op India  

On Tuesday 12th of April, the Delhi High Court heard a plea by popular Twitter handles ‘Wokeflix‘ and ‘Bharadwaj speaks’ over their suspension by the social media platform. Exposing the anti-Hindu bias of Twitter The petitioners argued that Twitter often perpetuates “Double Standards”, in a policy where “Hindu sentiments are allowed to be ridden roughshod over whereas sentiments of other …

Big conspiracy to spoil communal harmony in India exposed; flood of provocative tweets from Pak, Afghanistan
2 years, 9 months ago

Big conspiracy to spoil communal harmony in India exposed; flood of provocative tweets from Pak, Afghanistan

India TV News  

Highlights A disinformation campaign is being run to disrupt communal harmony in India Provocative tweets are being published by handles mostly from Pakistan, Afghanistan Tweets put out by these handles are provocative, divisive & incite hatred between two communties An international campaign to disturb communal harmony in India has been exposed after thousands of tweets using #IndianMuslimsUnderAttack were found to …

Twitter Can Block Donald Trump's Account But Not User Posting Objectionable Content About Hindu Gods? Delhi High Court Asks
2 years, 9 months ago

Twitter Can Block Donald Trump's Account But Not User Posting Objectionable Content About Hindu Gods? Delhi High Court Asks

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Monday asked Twitter why it cannot block the account of a user, found to be repeatedly posting objectionable content about Hindu gods and goddesses, when in the same breath the micro-blogging website has suspended former US President Donald Trump's account.As Twitter claimed that users post all kinds of content and it cannot block their accounts, …

In Perspective | The only answer to India vs Big Tech on moderation
2 years, 11 months ago

In Perspective | The only answer to India vs Big Tech on moderation

Hindustan Times  

Last week, news agency Reuters reported what it described as a “heated meeting” between Indian government officials and big technology companies Google, Facebook, and Twitter on fake news and content moderation. Quoting unnamed sources, the news agency said India’s information and broadcasting ministry criticised the companies for dragging their feet on fake news, which forced India to point out content …

'Social Media Made Posting Hate Speech Difficult in US, Not So in India': Union Min Vaishnaw Calls for Better Self-regulation
2 years, 11 months ago

'Social Media Made Posting Hate Speech Difficult in US, Not So in India': Union Min Vaishnaw Calls for Better Self-regulation

News 18  

Social media platforms should show improvement in accountability and self-regulation, said Ashwini Vaishnaw, Union Minister of Railways, Communications and Electronics & Information Technology, in an interview on Sunday. Vaishnaw said taking action for potential misuse of the platform in terms of igniting law and order situations, compromising people’s dignity is “non-negotiable”. What is the grievances redressal mechanism?” Vaishnaw responded to …

Zero tolerance towards manipulation, says Twitter after Rahul Gandhi shoots letter
2 years, 11 months ago

Zero tolerance towards manipulation, says Twitter after Rahul Gandhi shoots letter

India Today  

In response to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s letter to Twitter CEO Parag Agarwal to highlight the company’s “unwitting complicity in curbing free and fair speech”, the microblogging website said that it has a zero-tolerance approach to manipulation and spam. Rahul Gandhi had said that while the number of his Twitter followers increased by 4 lakh on average for the first …

Rahul Gandhi says losing Twitter followers, firm says zero tolerance for manipulation
2 years, 11 months ago

Rahul Gandhi says losing Twitter followers, firm says zero tolerance for manipulation

India Today  

Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has written to Twitter, urging it not to become “a pawn in the destruction of the idea of India”. In response to Rahul Gandhi’s letter, the microblogging website said that it has a zero-tolerance approach to manipulation and spam. Rahul Gandhi, in his letter, included an analysis of his account and a comparison with those …

Case Against Rahul Gandhi For Allegedly Disclosing Rape Victim Identity In Social Media Withdrawn From Delhi Court
3 years, 1 month ago

Case Against Rahul Gandhi For Allegedly Disclosing Rape Victim Identity In Social Media Withdrawn From Delhi Court

Live Law  

A Delhi Court yesterday disposed of as withdrawn a plea filed by BJP Delhi Media Head and Spokesperson Naveen Kumar Jindal against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for allegedly disclosing the identity of 9 year old minor victim who was allegedly gang-raped and murdered in Delhi Cantt area.Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Dharmendra Singh of Rouse Avenue Court took on record the. …

"Respect Public Sentiments": Delhi High Court Tells Twitter To Remove Objectionable Content Regarding Hindu Goddess
3 years, 2 months ago

"Respect Public Sentiments": Delhi High Court Tells Twitter To Remove Objectionable Content Regarding Hindu Goddess

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has told the social media giant, Twitter to remove certain alleged objectional materials regarding a Hindu Goddess.Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh was of the view that Twitter should respect sentiments of the public as it was doing business for them. The Delhi High Court has told the social media giant, Twitter to remove …

Facebook undermining India’s democracy, alleges Congress
3 years, 2 months ago

Facebook undermining India’s democracy, alleges Congress

The Hindu  

The Congress on Monday said Facebook was “compromising” India’s democracy and influencing elections, and demanded a probe by a joint parliamentary committee. While it’s obvious Govt of India won’t do anything about it, it’s unacceptable that @Facebook has one set of standards for USA and another for India,” stated former Union Minister Jairam Ramesh in a tweet. Raising media reports …

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