Need to do something: Top court notice to Centre over obscene content on YouTube
1 month ago

Need to do something: Top court notice to Centre over obscene content on YouTube

India Today  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday advocated for the regulation of obscene content on YouTube, stressing that "there was a need to do something", and that YouTubers were misusing the lack of regulation on online platforms. The top court's observation came after it heard YouTuber Ranveer Allahbadia's plea seeking the clubbing of FIRs filed against him over a crass joke he made on comedian Samay Raina's 'India's Got Latent' show that was streamed on the platform. ALLAHBADIA GETS RELIEF, BUT GETS SUPREME COURT RAP Earlier in the day, the Supreme Court protected Allahbadia, popularly known as 'BeerBiceps', from arrest over his vulgar remarks on the 'India's Got Latent' show and severely castigated him for his remarks, describing it as "showing a perverted mind". The top court also said that no FIR shall be registered against Allahbadia on the basis of the 'India's Got Latent' show and allowed him to approach local police in Maharashtra and Assam for protection in case of any threat impeding him to join the probe.

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Supreme Court asks Central Govt to regulate obscene content on YouTube and other social media platforms
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1 month ago

Supreme Court asks Central Govt to regulate obscene content on YouTube and other social media platforms

Op India  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Centre to consider regulating obscene content on YouTube and other social media and said it would not leave a vacuum and barren area the way it is being misused by so-called YouTube channels. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh asked Additional Solicitor General Aishwarya Bhati, who was sitting in …

Supreme Court seeks Centre’s response on obscene content on YouTube
1 month ago

Supreme Court seeks Centre’s response on obscene content on YouTube

India TV News  

Supreme Court seeks Centre’s response on obscene content on YouTube The Supreme Court of India has asked the Centre to take action against obscene content on YouTube. The Supreme Court of India on Tuesday questioned the Centre on whether it intends to take action against the proliferation of obscene content on YouTube. Otherwise, we are not going to leave this …

Telangana HC tells YouTube to take down defamatory content
4 months ago

Telangana HC tells YouTube to take down defamatory content

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court has directed YouTube India to ensure that no content causing harassment or infringing the privacy of any citizen is uploaded on its platform. Justice N.V. Shravan Kumar emphasised that defamatory content against an individual directly impacts personal rights guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution of India. Shiv Kumar alleged that some people had created …

SC Takes Cognisance of Controversial Judge's Remarks in Court Proceedings
4 months, 3 weeks ago

SC Takes Cognisance of Controversial Judge's Remarks in Court Proceedings

New Indian Express  

SC takes cognisance of controversial remarks by Karnataka High Court judge, Vedavyasachar Srishananda. The judge's remarks, including a term used against a woman lawyer, have sparked debate. The Supreme Court has accepted the judge's apology and closed the case, but the matter has raised concerns about the need for transparency in court proceedings.

Karnataka High Court Bars Illegal Sharing Of Videos From Live Stream Of Court Proceedings; Orders Facebook, YouTube, X To Delete Videos
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Karnataka High Court Bars Illegal Sharing Of Videos From Live Stream Of Court Proceedings; Orders Facebook, YouTube, X To Delete Videos

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday restrained media agencies and other individuals from unauthorisedly sharing videos from the live stream of court proceedings.A single judge bench of Justice Hemant Chandangoudar said, "Till next date respondent R6 to R8 are restrained from sharing live streamed videos and R9 to R13. The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday restrained media agencies and other …

Plea in Madras High Court seeks order to Tamil Nadu govt to regulate YouTube content
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Plea in Madras High Court seeks order to Tamil Nadu govt to regulate YouTube content

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: A public interest litigation petition has been filed in the Madras High Court seeking orders to the government to evolve a mechanism to regulate the functioning of YouTube in order to keep a check on the ‘unbridled display of objectionable content’ which affects the ‘peace and tranquillity in the society’. “The lack of a mechanism to regulate YouTube content …

Supreme Court voices concern over ‘profuse’ misuse of social media platforms
11 months, 1 week ago

Supreme Court voices concern over ‘profuse’ misuse of social media platforms

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court has raised a serious alarm over the misuse of social media platforms, denouncing the spread of factually incorrect and unfounded statements regarding pending cases. Initiating a contempt action against Assam legislator Karim Uddin Barbhuiya for his misleading Facebook post regarding a case reserved for judgment, the top court expressed dismay at the growing trend of social media …

'Substantial Progress Made To Prevent Circulation Of Child Porn, Rape Videos On Social Media': Supreme Court Closes PIL
1 year, 7 months ago

'Substantial Progress Made To Prevent Circulation Of Child Porn, Rape Videos On Social Media': Supreme Court Closes PIL

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday closed the Public Interest Litigation filed for controlling indiscriminate circulation of child pornography and videos of gang rape and rape through WhatsApp and other social media after the expert committee constituted by the Court for the matter, submitted its report on how it proposes to address the issue. Gavai and Justice Vikram Nath noted that …

Take down fake clips on health of Aaradhya: HC tells Google
1 year, 11 months ago

Take down fake clips on health of Aaradhya: HC tells Google

Hindustan Times  

Every child is entitled to be treated with honour and respect and dissemination of misleading information in respect of a child’s health is “completely impermissible in law”, the Delhi high court said on Thursday as it directed Google to take down from its platforms certain videos which claimed that Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai’s daughter Aaradhya was “critically ill” and …

Supreme Court Issues Notice To Centre On Pleas Challenging Blocking Of BBC's Documentary On Modi
2 years, 1 month ago

Supreme Court Issues Notice To Centre On Pleas Challenging Blocking Of BBC's Documentary On Modi

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice on petitions challenging the Centre's decision to block the public access to BBC's documentary "India : The Modi Question".A bench comprising Justices Sanjiv Khanna and MM Sundresh also directed that the Centre should produce the original records relating to the order on the next date of hearing, which will be in April 2023.The …

Supreme Court will hear a plea on February 3 to restrain government from ‘censoring’ BBC documentary
2 years, 1 month ago

Supreme Court will hear a plea on February 3 to restrain government from ‘censoring’ BBC documentary

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to list on February 3 a petition seeking a direction to restrain the government from “censoring” the British Broadcasting Corporation documentary titled ‘India: The Modi Question’. “Criticism of the government or its policies or even the judgment of the Supreme Court does not tantamount to violation of sovereignty and integrity of India… All citizens, …

BREAKING: Delhi High Court Orders Blocking Of Judicial Officer's Sexually Explicit Video On Social Media
2 years, 3 months ago

BREAKING: Delhi High Court Orders Blocking Of Judicial Officer's Sexually Explicit Video On Social Media

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday evening directed the Centre and social media platforms to ensure that all appropriate steps are taken to prevent the sharing of a sexually explicit video of a judicial officer, which has been in circulation on the internet since yesterday. Justice Yashwant Varma also asked the union government to comply with an early communication sent …

Supreme Court: Adult content on OTT platforms, 'need screening'
4 years ago

Supreme Court: Adult content on OTT platforms, 'need screening'

India TV News  

The Supreme Court on Thursday expressed displeasure on the streaming of films on web platforms without any prior screening of the content and also cited some films having adult content. The observation was made by the top court during the hearing of a plea by Amazon Prime Video India head Aparna Purohit against Allahabad High Court order, which declined to …

Need regulation of OTT content as some platforms even show pornography, says Supreme Court
4 years ago

Need regulation of OTT content as some platforms even show pornography, says Supreme Court

India Today  

The Supreme Court on Thursday observed that there should be some screening of the web shows, films and other content that are telecast on OTT platforms and asked the Centre to place the recently framed regulation before the court by Friday. The Supreme Court was hearing a plea on the controversy surrounding Amazon Prime Video’s latest show ‘Tandav’. The Supreme …

India’s top court tackles social media in free speech case
4 years, 1 month ago

India’s top court tackles social media in free speech case

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — India’s top court on Friday asked for the government and Twitter’s response to a petition seeking greater regulation of content on social media platforms amid a debate over free speech. The case comes during a growing standoff between Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist government and Twitter, after the company refused to fully comply with orders to …

Supreme Court Issues Notice To Twitter On BJP Leader's Plea For Mechanism To Screen Anti-India Tweets, Hateful Ads
4 years, 1 month ago

Supreme Court Issues Notice To Twitter On BJP Leader's Plea For Mechanism To Screen Anti-India Tweets, Hateful Ads

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice on a Public Interest Litigation petition filed by BJP leader Vinit Goenka seeking a direction to the Central Government to devise a mechanism to check fake news and instigative messages being circulated via social media, especially Twitter.Advocate Ashwini Kumar Dubey, appearing for the petitioner, submitted that petition seeks a mechanism to. The Supreme …

India top court notice to gov’t, Twitter on social media content
4 years, 1 month ago

India top court notice to gov’t, Twitter on social media content

Al Jazeera  

Supreme Court asks for their response to plea seeking mechanism to check fake news, hate messages, and ‘seditious and incendiary’ content. India’s Supreme Court has asked for the government and Twitter’s response to a petition seeking a mechanism to check fake news, hate messages and what officials consider seditious and incendiary content on social media platforms. On Thursday, Information Technology …

Time For State To Introduce A Regime Of Conduct With Stricter Norms To Deal With Rapidly Rising Inflammatory Posts On Social Media: Bombay HC [Read Judgment]
4 years, 6 months ago

Time For State To Introduce A Regime Of Conduct With Stricter Norms To Deal With Rapidly Rising Inflammatory Posts On Social Media: Bombay HC [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

While disposing of a public interest litigation filed against one Abu Faizal for making inflammatory speeches on social media, the Bombay High Court on Friday observed that the it is time for the State to impose stricter norms to deal with rapid rise of 'absolutely avoidable, uncalled for and unwarranted inflammatory posts/messages' on the social media. Previously, on May 22, …

Circulation Of Sexual Videos Online: SC Asks Centre To File Status Report On Meeting With Stakeholders
5 years, 1 month ago

Circulation Of Sexual Videos Online: SC Asks Centre To File Status Report On Meeting With Stakeholders

Live Law  

A Bench of the Supreme Court of India, comprising of Chief Justice of India, S.A. Bobde, and Justices B.R. Gavai and Surya Kant adjourned the matter with regard to mass circulation of videos containing sexual violence over internet-based messaging platforms.On Tuesday Advocate Aparna Bhat for the Petitioner informed the Bench that despite the setting up of a cyber police portal, …

‘Strike a balance’: Supreme Court’s advice to Centre on framing social media rules
5 years, 5 months ago

‘Strike a balance’: Supreme Court’s advice to Centre on framing social media rules

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court has given the Union government three weeks to submit details of its progress in coming up with regulations to prevent misuse of social media, while protecting the privacy of individuals. Supreme Court has given the Centre three weeks to file an affidavit on regulating fake news and messages on social media platforms such as Facebook and WhatsApp …

Supreme Court asks Centre to regulate online video streaming services
5 years, 10 months ago

Supreme Court asks Centre to regulate online video streaming services

Live Mint  

The Supreme Court of India has reportedly sent a notice to the Centre in response to a petition that seeks framing of guidelines for the regulation of online video streaming platforms, including Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Hotstar and Alt Balaji. The petitioner, a Delhi based NGO, Justice for Rights Foundation, claims, most of these online platforms are operating in India …

Supreme Court issues notice to center on plea seeking framework of guidelines to regulate streaming platforms
5 years, 10 months ago

Supreme Court issues notice to center on plea seeking framework of guidelines to regulate streaming platforms

Firstpost  

Supreme Court heard the plea that was filed against Delhi High Court’s decision of dismissing a similar petition last February. The Supreme Court on Friday issued a notice to the center on a plea seeking framing of guidelines by the government to regulate online media streaming platforms like Netflix, Amazon Prime Video India and others. The plea was heard by …

Google, Facebook, WhatsApp agree with Centre to stamp out rape, child porn videos
6 years, 3 months ago

Google, Facebook, WhatsApp agree with Centre to stamp out rape, child porn videos

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has said the Centre and Internet giants, including Google, Microsoft and Facebook, were in agreement that videos of rape, child pornography and objectionable material needed to be “stamped out”. A bench of Justices Madan B Lokur and U U Lalit noted that intermediaries have “different reactions” to suggestions given earlier by the Centre, which included …

Centre’s response sought on PIL to regulate online video content
6 years, 4 months ago

Centre’s response sought on PIL to regulate online video content

The Hindu  

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought response from the Centre on a petition seeking framing of guidelines to regulate online media streaming platforms like Netflix and Amazon Prime Video. Rao said it was seeking response from the government on the plea which alleged that the online media streaming platforms show uncertified, sexually explicit, vulgar and morally unethical contents. The …

Linking Social Media A/C To Aadhaar: Madras HC Tells YouTube, Google LLC To Enter Appearance Even As Notice Served On Google India
6 years, 4 months ago

Linking Social Media A/C To Aadhaar: Madras HC Tells YouTube, Google LLC To Enter Appearance Even As Notice Served On Google India

Live Law  

In no mood to delay the proceedings in a PIL revolving around linking online identity of users with Aadhaar or other government-authorised ID proof and making social media companies duty-bound to assist probe agencies in criminal matters especially cyber crimes, the Madras High Court has directed Google LLC and YouTube to appear before it even as the notice issued to …

SC pulls up social media sites for promoting material leading to lynching, violence
6 years, 7 months ago

SC pulls up social media sites for promoting material leading to lynching, violence

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday expressed serious concern for social media search engines like Facebook, WhatsApp and Yahoo for their irresponsible behaviour in promoting objectionable materials leading to lynching of people by violent mobs. A Bench of Justices Madan B Lokur and Deepak Gupta hearing a PIL filed by NGO Prajwala, warned these search engines of imposing an …

Delhi Court Tells Google India To Remove Offensive Videos Against Sikhism Featuring Sakshi Bhardwaj In 7 Days [Read Order]
7 years, 4 months ago

Delhi Court Tells Google India To Remove Offensive Videos Against Sikhism Featuring Sakshi Bhardwaj In 7 Days [Read Order]

Live Law  

A Delhi court on Thursday directed Google India to remove all videos featuring Delhi girl Sakshi Bhardwaj making offensive remarks and hate speeches against Sikh gurus and Sikh religion in general within 7 days.Civil judge Jasjeet Kaur granted ex-parte interim injunction in favour of petitioner GS Walia, chief commercial inspector in Northern Railways, who had moved court against Google India. …

Delhi Court Tells Google India To Remove Offensive Videos Against Sikhism Featuring Sakshi Bhardwaj In 7 Days [Read Order]
7 years, 4 months ago

Delhi Court Tells Google India To Remove Offensive Videos Against Sikhism Featuring Sakshi Bhardwaj In 7 Days [Read Order]

Live Law  

A Delhi court on Thursday directed Google India to remove all videos featuring Delhi girl Sakshi Bhardwaj making offensive remarks and hate speeches against Sikh gurus and Sikh religion in general within 7 days.Civil judge Jasjeet Kaur granted ex-parte interim injunction in favour of petitioner GS Walia, chief commercial inspector in Northern Railways, who had moved court against Google India. …

Take Facebook help to block porn: Supreme Court
7 years, 4 months ago

Take Facebook help to block porn: Supreme Court

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: With a view to ensuring that explicit videos depicting rape, gang rape and child pornography are not available for circulation in the internet, the Supreme Court has asked the Government to work with companies like Google, Yahoo!, Facebook and WhatsApp to suggest list of key words that will help in blocking such videos. A Bench of justices Madan …

Work with Google, Facebook to block explicit videos on internet: SC to Govt
7 years, 4 months ago

Work with Google, Facebook to block explicit videos on internet: SC to Govt

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: With a view to ensure that explicit videos depicting rape, gang rape and child pornography are not available for circulation on the internet, the Supreme Court has asked the Government of India to work with companies like Google, Yahoo, Facebook and WhatsApp to suggest list of key words that will help in blocking such contents. The apex court …

Supreme Court has sought details of complaints to Google, Facebook, WhatsApp over uploading of objectionable content
7 years, 6 months ago

Supreme Court has sought details of complaints to Google, Facebook, WhatsApp over uploading of objectionable content

Firstpost  

A division bench of Justice Madan B Lokur and Justice UU Lalit asked them to submit details in 2016 and in 2017 till 31 August. The Supreme Court on Monday sought details of complaints received by internet majors like Google, Yahoo and Facebook and instant messaging application WhatsApp in India regarding uploading of objectionable contents on child pornography, rape and …

Supreme Court seeks advice on porn ban
8 years ago

Supreme Court seeks advice on porn ban

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Centre to render expert assistance on whether explicit sexual videos, particularly child pornography, can be prevented from being uploaded on the internet. A bench of Justices Madan B. Lokur and Uday Lalit on Monday morning made this request after senior counsel for Google Abhishek Manu Singhvi made it clear that it …

Supreme Court asks Google about internal mechanism to identify and take down obscene content
8 years ago

Supreme Court asks Google about internal mechanism to identify and take down obscene content

Firstpost  

The Supreme Court today sought to know from internet service provider Google whether it could “prevent” uploading of obscene contents like videos of sexual violence on websites. A bench of Justices M B Lokur and U U Lalit asked Google about its internal mechanism or “in-house procedure” to identify such obscene contents posted on websites and also about “how much …

Supreme Court to Google: Can uploading of obscene videos be prevented?
8 years ago

Supreme Court to Google: Can uploading of obscene videos be prevented?

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday sought to know from Internet service provider Google whether it could “prevent” uploading of obscene contents like videos of sexual violence on websites. Lalit asked Google about its internal mechanism or “in-house procedure” to identify such obscene content posted on websites and also about “how much can they do to prevent it”. We …

SC notice to Google, Facebook others on plea seeking curb on cybercrimes
8 years, 3 months ago

SC notice to Google, Facebook others on plea seeking curb on cybercrimes

India TV News  

The Supreme Court today sought response from internet majors Google, Microsoft, Yahoo and Facebook on a plea seeking curbs on sharing of sexual offence videos on social networking sites and steps to check cybercrimes. A plea filed by NGO Prajwala stated that rape videos are shot and posted on the social networking sites and the internet companies should take steps …

YouTube cannot host content that violates Indian laws: Delhi High Court
8 years, 7 months ago

YouTube cannot host content that violates Indian laws: Delhi High Court

India TV News  

Delhi High Court has directed that video-sharing website YouTube was obliged not to host any content which violates the laws currently in force. "In terms of Rule 3 of the Information Technology Intermediaries Guidelines, YouTube is obliged not to host content that violates any law for the time being in force," Justice S Muralidhar said. The court said, "There could …

Supreme Court asks IT Ministry to respond on blocking circulation of rape videos
9 years, 6 months ago

Supreme Court asks IT Ministry to respond on blocking circulation of rape videos

Firstpost  

The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Information Technology Ministry to respond on how to block videos of rape cases. New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Information Technology Ministry to respond on how to block videos of rape cases, which are circulating on social network websites, under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act. A social …

Five months after quashing Section 66A, Supreme Court suggests law to curb social media misuse
9 years, 7 months ago

Five months after quashing Section 66A, Supreme Court suggests law to curb social media misuse

Firstpost  

The Supreme Court on Thursday observed that there is a necessity for a new law that will regulate social media in order to curb defamatory messages circulated online. If you were one the people that tweeted #OnlineAzadi after the Supreme Court scrapped Section 66A of the Information Technology Act in March, and believed you would enjoy absolute freedom of speech …

Using law to bully comedians
10 years, 1 month ago

Using law to bully comedians

The Hindu  

A law teacher has joined the league of self-appointed censors after watching the controversial AIB Knockout roast video. The ‘safe harbor’ in the amended IT Act ensures that law criminalising content like obscenity cannot be used to punish a platform like YouTube if it is unaware that it is hosting illegal content. The reason that the ‘safe harbor’ clause is …

AIB controversy: Bombay High Court seeks Centre’s say
10 years, 1 month ago

AIB controversy: Bombay High Court seeks Centre’s say

The Hindu  

While hearing a PIL against AIBRoast programme here on Tuesday, the Bombay High Court sought the Union Information and Broadcasting Ministry's say on the screening mechanism of YouTube uploads. The petitioner, a law professor, has sought guidelines for a screening mechanism to keep a check on obscene and vulgar videos uploaded on YouTube. When the court said that only those …

Notice to Centre on plea to ban film on Net
12 years, 3 months ago

Notice to Centre on plea to ban film on Net

The Hindu  

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notice to the Union government, the Delhi Police and search engine Google’s indigenous branch, on a petition by a religious organisation seeking directions for removal of clippings of the controversial film Innocence of Muslims from YouTube as they were offensive to Islam. Maulana Mahmood Madani, general secretary of the Jamiat Ulema-I-Hind, in his …

Google, Facebook Content Objectionable, Says Justice Katju
13 years, 2 months ago

Google, Facebook Content Objectionable, Says Justice Katju

India TV News  

Bhopal, Jan 18: Press Council of India Chairman Justice Markandey Katju has said that social networking sites like Facebook and Google should be ready to face legal action on failure to remove objectionable content uploaded on them. If they fail to check these contents, then they should be ready to face legal action,” Katju said in an informal interaction with …

Religious Leaders Meet Sibal, Demand Action Against Communal Content On Internet
13 years, 2 months ago

Religious Leaders Meet Sibal, Demand Action Against Communal Content On Internet

India TV News  

New Delhi, Dec 22: Armed with a Delhi court order restraining social-networking sites from webcasting any “anti-religious” content that promotes communal disharmony, representatives from Muslim, Christian and other religious communities today met Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal seeking stringent action against such internet platforms. According to a Telecom Ministry official, a group of over 100 delegates, including representatives from all religious …

Ban pornography, hate speech websites: CJI
15 years, 1 month ago

Ban pornography, hate speech websites: CJI

The Hindu  

Chief Justice of India K.G. However, there are inherent difficulties in using criminal laws to clamp down on them.” Also, it would not be right to clamp a blanket ban on all categories of websites, the CJI said inaugurating a Cyber Law Enforcement Programme and National Consultation Meeting here on Sunday. Apprehending that they could be vulnerable to cyber crime, …

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