‘Stop Beating Around the Bush’: Govt-Twitter Feud Escalates
3 years, 10 months ago

‘Stop Beating Around the Bush’: Govt-Twitter Feud Escalates

The Quint  

A plea has been moved in the Delhi HC against microblogging platform against the non-compliance of IT rules by Twitter. According to Livelaw, the petitioner Amit Acharya, a practicing advocate in the Delhi High Court, and the Supreme Court states that Twitter is a "Significant Social Media Intermediary" as laid down under the IT Rules, 2021, and therefore, must ensure compliance with the statutory duties imposed upon it by the provisions of these rules." Acharya elaborates that as subscriber and user of Twitter, he found allegedly "defamatory, false and untrue tweets" by two individuals. However, when he decided to look for the "Resident Grievance Officer to lodge a complaint with, however, he found no details of the Resident Grievance Officer on the page of Twitter," which he says is "a clear violation of Sub-Rule 2 of Rule 3, which says that the intermediary shall prominently publish on its website, mobile-based application or both, as the case may be, the name of the Grievance Officer and his contact details."

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Social media users should have broad shoulders to bear criticisms: Delhi HC
1 month ago

Social media users should have broad shoulders to bear criticisms: Delhi HC

Hindustan Times  

The users of social media platforms should have broad shoulders to bear criticisms as a post published is bound to be either appreciated or criticised, the Delhi high court observed while dismissing a defamation suit against four X handles. The bench of justice Manmeet PS Arora dismissed the defamation suit filed by online legal education platform Law Sikho, which accused …

Delhi Court Orders FIR Against Journalist Rana Ayyub For Allegedly Insulting Hindu Deities, Spreading Anti-India Sentiment On Social Media
2 months ago

Delhi Court Orders FIR Against Journalist Rana Ayyub For Allegedly Insulting Hindu Deities, Spreading Anti-India Sentiment On Social Media

Live Law  

A Delhi Court has ordered registration of FIR against journalist Rana Ayyub after a lawyer filed a complaint accusing her of insulting Hindu deities and spreading anti-India sentiment through her posts on 'X' platform.Chief Judicial Magistrate Himanshu Raman Singh of Saket Courts observed that "prima-facie" cognizable offences were made out against Ayyub punishable. A Delhi Court has ordered registration of …

Social media firms largely compliant with Indian grievance panel rulings, officials say
2 months, 1 week ago

Social media firms largely compliant with Indian grievance panel rulings, officials say

The Hindu  

Social media companies are working smoothly with the Grievance Appellate Committees that hear appeals against content complaints and takedowns, offering little resistance to GAC rulings, a top IT Ministry official and a member of one GAC told The Hindu. The GACs were set up under the Information Technology Rules, 2021, with a mandate to hear appeals from Indian users against …

Wrong Indian map on social media among concerns raised by govt’s appellate panel
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Wrong Indian map on social media among concerns raised by govt’s appellate panel

Hindustan Times  

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology on Wednesday held a workshop in the national Capital focusing on enhancing the grievance redressal framework through the Grievance Appellate Committee. This issue was raised at the first in-person meeting between the members of the three GACs – that were established in January 2023 through October 2022 amendments to Information Technology Rules – …

'Social Media Bully' Who Spreads False Information, Uses Vulgar Words Isn't A Social Activist, Distinct From Critic Of Govt: Andhra Pradesh HC
4 months ago

'Social Media Bully' Who Spreads False Information, Uses Vulgar Words Isn't A Social Activist, Distinct From Critic Of Govt: Andhra Pradesh HC

Live Law  

While considering a Public Interest Litigation plea on the alleged indiscriminate arrest of social media activists, the Andhra Pradesh High Court distinguished between a "critic of the government" who express themselves on social media and a "social media bully" who uses the platform to bully an individual, an officer or a person in authority by spreading false information or who …

Tweet Claims CJI Chandrachud’s Family Member Linked To Doctor’s Lobby In Bengal, Complaint Filed
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Tweet Claims CJI Chandrachud’s Family Member Linked To Doctor’s Lobby In Bengal, Complaint Filed

News 18  

The Supreme Court Registry on Monday filed a complaint with the Cyber Cell over a malicious tweet linking Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud’s family member to a doctors lobby in West Bengal. The tweet came ahead of the hearing by the three judges bench of Supreme Court headed by CJI in the suo motu case relating to the …

IT Rules: Delhi High Court Issues Notice On TV Today's Plea Challenging Rule 3(1)(c) Which Empowers Intermediaries To Block User Accounts
11 months, 3 weeks ago

IT Rules: Delhi High Court Issues Notice On TV Today's Plea Challenging Rule 3(1)(c) Which Empowers Intermediaries To Block User Accounts

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court yesterday issued notice on a plea moved by media organization TV Today Network which owns India Today and Aaj Tak news channels, challenging the constitutional validity of Rule 3 of the Information Technology Rules, 2021.Rule 3 states “an intermediary shall periodically inform its users, at least once. The Delhi High Court yesterday issued notice on a …

Delhi L-G directs probe into objectionable social media post against Kangana Ranaut
1 year ago

Delhi L-G directs probe into objectionable social media post against Kangana Ranaut

Hindustan Times  

Delhi lieutenant governor Vinai Kumar Saxena on Thursday sought a detailed probe from Delhi Police commissioner Sanjay Arora in connection with the alleged defamatory social media post made by Congress's Supriya Shrinate against actor-turned-politician Kangana Ranaut. Actor Kangana Ranaut and Congress leader Supriya Shrinate The Delhi Police will also probe who was behind the said social media post and whose …

Made Mistake by Retweeting Video: Delhi CM Kejriwal Tells SC in Defamation Case
1 year, 1 month ago

Made Mistake by Retweeting Video: Delhi CM Kejriwal Tells SC in Defamation Case

News 18  

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday told the Supreme Court that he made a mistake by retweeting an allegedly defamatory video circulated by YouTuber Dhruv Rathee related to the BJP IT Cell. A bench of justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta, without issuing notice on a plea of Kejriwal challenging a Delhi High Court order which upheld summons issued …

Delhi HC refuses to quash summons issued to Kejriwal in YoutTube video defamation case
1 year, 1 month ago

Delhi HC refuses to quash summons issued to Kejriwal in YoutTube video defamation case

Hindustan Times  

The ramifications are far more than a whisper when a public figure tweets or retweets, the Delhi high court said on Monday as it refused to quash summons issued to chief minister Arvind Kejriwal in a defamation suit filed against him for reposting an allegedly defamatory video by YouTuber Dhruv Rathee. The audience therefore becomes a citizenry at large whose …

Retweeting Defamatory Content Amounts To Defamation: Delhi High Court Refuses To Quash Summons Against Arvind Kejriwal
1 year, 1 month ago

Retweeting Defamatory Content Amounts To Defamation: Delhi High Court Refuses To Quash Summons Against Arvind Kejriwal

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Monday refused to quash the summons issued against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in a criminal defamation case for retweeting an allegedly defamatory video posted by YouTuber Dhruv Rathee in 2018. Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma held that retweeting defamatory content will attract the offence of defamation under Section 499 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. …

Thwarting Twitter: on the Karnataka High Court ruling
1 year, 8 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, 8 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 …

India threatened to block Twitter, raid employees: former CEO Jack Dorsey
1 year, 9 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 …

Explainer: Why Supreme Court tiptoeing past Section 230 helps Big Tech fueled by social media
1 year, 10 months ago

Explainer: Why Supreme Court tiptoeing past Section 230 helps Big Tech fueled by social media

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Those moves, coming three months …

Delhi HC asks media, Google, Twitter to block links articles claiming Muslim man forced woman to convert
1 year, 10 months ago

Delhi HC asks media, Google, Twitter to block links articles claiming Muslim man forced woman to convert

The Hindu  

The Delhi High Court on May 12 directed certain media houses and social media platforms, including Twitter and Google, to block the links of news reports and videos claiming that a Muslim man allegedly forced a woman to convert to Islam. The High Court issued notice to the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Press Council of India, News Broadcasting …

Twitter takes down tweets globally in response to Punjab & Haryana HC directive
1 year, 10 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, 11 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 …

Portal opened for complaints against decisions of social media platforms
2 years, 1 month ago

Portal opened for complaints against decisions of social media platforms

The Hindu  

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology on February 28 launched the Grievance Appellate Committee portal under the IT Rules, 2021, allowing people who are dissatisfied with complaints to social media companies on content takedown requests, to be heard by one of three Committees constituted by the government. The Information Technology Rules, 2021 were amended last year to require social …

German official dedicates legal win against Twitter to Fauci
2 years, 3 months ago

German official dedicates legal win against Twitter to Fauci

Associated Press  

BERLIN — A German official who won a defamation case against Twitter this week dedicated his legal victory to Dr. Anthony Fauci, the top U.S. infectious disease expert targeted by the microblogging site’s new owner, Elon Musk. A Frankfurt regional court ruled Wednesday that Twitter has to remove false or defamatory tweets about Michael Blume, who is the southwest German …

German official dedicates legal win against Twitter to Fauci
2 years, 3 months ago

German official dedicates legal win against Twitter to Fauci

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A German official who won …

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 …

YouTuber Arrested In UP For Posting Objectionable Tweets From SP Media Cell's Twitter Handle
2 years, 4 months ago

YouTuber Arrested In UP For Posting Objectionable Tweets From SP Media Cell's Twitter Handle

ABP News  

The Uttar Pradesh Police have arrested a YouTuber for allegedly posting objectionable tweets from the Twitter handle of the Samajwadi Party's media cell, officials said on Sunday. On November 23, journalist Manish Pandey registered a complaint at Hazratganj police station against an unidentified person running the SP media cell Twitter handle, police said. Additional Commissioner of Police, Hazratganj, Arvind Kumar …

Delhi High Court seeks Twitter's response on lawsuit filed by Abhijit Iyer Mitra over 'inaccessible' account
2 years, 4 months ago

Delhi High Court seeks Twitter's response on lawsuit filed by Abhijit Iyer Mitra over 'inaccessible' account

The Hindu  

The Delhi High Court on November 1 sought Twitter's response on a lawsuit filed by Abhijit Iyer Mitra, seeking restoration of his account on the website that has been "unilaterally banned" and made inaccessible to his followers. In his plea, Mr. Iyer said following his tweet in relation to the bail granted by the Supreme Court to Alt News co-founder …

New Appellate Body, 72-Hour Deadline, Respect for 3 Key Rights: Deep Dive Into India's New IT Rules
2 years, 4 months ago

New Appellate Body, 72-Hour Deadline, Respect for 3 Key Rights: Deep Dive Into India's New IT Rules

News 18  

The Government of India this week notified rules under which it will set up appellate panels to redress grievances that users may have against decisions of social media platforms like Twitter and Facebook on hosting contentious content. Those dissatisfied with the decisions of social media companies’ grievance officers may file an appeal with a GAC under the Information Technology Amendment …

Social Media Grievance Panels To Be Set Up In Three Months, Govt Notifies Rules
2 years, 5 months ago

Social Media Grievance Panels To Be Set Up In Three Months, Govt Notifies Rules

ABP News  

New Delhi: The government on Friday notified rules under which it will set up appellate panels to redress grievances that users may have against decisions of social media platforms like Twitter and Facebook on hosting controversial content, according to a MeitY gazette notification. New amended IT rules are next step to realizing our govts duty to #DigitalNagriks of Open, Safe&Trusted, …

Centre amends IT Rules to constitute Grievance Appellate Committees for social media intermediaries
2 years, 5 months ago

Centre amends IT Rules to constitute Grievance Appellate Committees for social media intermediaries

Op India  

The central government on Friday, October 28, notified amendments to the IT Rules 2021 that will grant it the ability to rule on the validity of content moderation decisions taken by all intermediaries, including social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, and others. “The Central Government shall, by notification, establish one or more Grievance Appellate Committees within three …

Centre to set up panels to hear complaints over social media content moderation
2 years, 5 months ago

Centre to set up panels to hear complaints over social media content moderation

India Today  

The Centre today notified the rules under which it will set up appellate panels to redress grievances that users may have against decisions of social media platforms like Twitter and Facebook on hosting contentious content. Grievance Appellate Committee has been introduced for hearing appeals against decisions of Grievance Officer appointed by the intermediary.#IntermediaryGuidelinesAmendment — Ashwini Vaishnaw October 28, 2022 According …

Centre amends IT Rules, makes mandatory for Twitter, Facebook others to comply with Constitution
2 years, 5 months ago

Centre amends IT Rules, makes mandatory for Twitter, Facebook others to comply with Constitution

India TV News  

Highlights Grievance Appellate Committees will have different panels to listen to the users' complaints Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, others will have to follow Indian constitution Three-member Grievance Appellate Committee will be set in three months Centre amends IT rules: The Centre on Friday amended IT Rules making it mandatory for intermediaries like Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, and other social media …

New Delhi gives itself power over social media content moderation
2 years, 5 months ago

New Delhi gives itself power over social media content moderation

Al Jazeera  

The Indian government has announced changes to its information technology rules that will apply to social media companies, a move likely to be seen as reining in big tech firms. Under the amended rules, which were announced on Friday, a government panel will be formed to hear complaints from users about content moderation decisions by social media platforms. This effectively …

Retweeting photo of minor contributes to identity disclosure, was exposed to sexual harassment: NCPCR opposes plea of Alt News’ Zubair for quashing POCSO FIR
2 years, 5 months ago

Retweeting photo of minor contributes to identity disclosure, was exposed to sexual harassment: NCPCR opposes plea of Alt News’ Zubair for quashing POCSO FIR

Op India  

On October 10, the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights opposed Alt News’ co-founder Mohammed Zubair’s plea to quash FIR against him in the POCSO case in Delhi High Court. BREAKING: Mohammed Zubair neither deleted tweet about minor girl, nor informed the concerned authorities about users indulging in sexual harassment of minor girl, @NCPCR_ tells Delhi High Court opposing …

'Twitter Casual About Removing Child Porn': DCW Slams Social Media Giant, Seeks CBI Action
2 years, 5 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. …

Suspension Of Social Media Accounts: Delhi High Court Grants Time To Centre To Respond On Draft Regulatory Measures
2 years, 6 months ago

Suspension Of Social Media Accounts: Delhi High Court Grants Time To Centre To Respond On Draft Regulatory Measures

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday granted further time to the Centre to respond on the draft regulatory measures, if any, relating to social media platforms including de-platforming of users. Justice Yashwant Varma was hearing a bunch of pleas wherein various petitioners have approached the Court over suspension of their social media accounts, including the petition filed by Senior. Justice …

Intermediary can’t decide if content is lawful or not: Twitter tells Delhi HC
2 years, 6 months ago

Intermediary can’t decide if content is lawful or not: Twitter tells Delhi HC

Hindustan Times  

Microblogging website Twitter on Wednesday told 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”. “The answering respondent being an intermediary cannot decide whether content on its platform is lawful or otherwise unless it is put to such ‘actual knowledge’,” it …

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, 6 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, 7 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 …

twitter india highest legal demand remove tweet content verified journalist news outlet july december 2021
2 years, 7 months ago

twitter india highest legal demand remove tweet content verified journalist news outlet july december 2021

ABP News  

New Delhi: India made the highest number of legal demands globally to remove content posted by verified journalists and news outlets on Twitter during July-December 2021, the microblogging platform said. In its latest transparency report, Twitter said India was only behind the US in seeking Twitter account information, accounting for 19 percent of global information requests. Giving details of legal …

How Delhi Police social media team is nipping trouble in the bud
2 years, 8 months ago

How Delhi Police social media team is nipping trouble in the bud

The Hindu  

Earlier this year, tagging Delhi Police, a video was shared by a Twitter user showing a herd of cows stacked inside a mini-truck, claiming that they were being smuggled in east Delhi’s Ghazipur area. Within seconds, the police’s social media monitoring team swung into action and sent the input to the nodal officer of the district police, who in turn …

Rightful challenge: The Hindu Editorial on Twitter, IT rules and free speech
2 years, 8 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, 8 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, 8 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 …

Panel to hear appeals on social media posts
2 years, 9 months ago

Panel to hear appeals on social media posts

The Hindu  

The government has proposed a new panel that will have the power to overturn the decisions related to content moderation/takedown of social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube, following appeals by users. As per the draft of the proposed amendments to the IT Rules, 2021, the Central government will constitute one or more ‘Grievance Appellate Committees’ or appellate …

Delhi HC Directs Twitter to Take Down Defamatory Content Against Historian Vikram Sampath
2 years, 10 months ago

Delhi HC Directs Twitter to Take Down Defamatory Content Against Historian Vikram Sampath

News 18  

The Delhi High Court has directed Twitter to take down certain defamatory tweets posted by academician Dr. Audrey Truschke against historian Vikram Sampath over allegations of plagiarism. Justice Amit Bansal, who was dealing with an application by Sampath for removal of the tweets, said that the tweets are defamatory in nature and contain links to the very same letters whose …

Twitter may play a partisan role in general elections 2024: Suspended Twitter handles argue in Delhi HC
2 years, 11 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 …

Govt of India files its response in Delhi HC over suspension of popular Twitter accounts like Wokeflix, MeghBulletin amongst others
2 years, 11 months ago

Govt of India files its response in Delhi HC over suspension of popular Twitter accounts like Wokeflix, MeghBulletin amongst others

Op India  

Responding to a petition filed by a Twitter user over arbitrary suspension of the account, the Government of India submitted before the Delhi High Court that it has always stood in defending the rights of social media users who have often complained of high-handed and arbitrary decisions by platforms like Twitter and Facebook. On February 23, 2022, the micro-blogging site …

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

HC directs Twitter to take down Audrey Truschke’s tweets alleging plagiarism by Vikram Sampath
3 years, 1 month ago

HC directs Twitter to take down Audrey Truschke’s tweets alleging plagiarism by Vikram Sampath

The Hindu  

The Delhi High Court on Thursday directed Twitter to take down within 48 hours the tweets of historian Audrey Truschke, in which the allegation of plagiarism was made against historian Vikram Sampath in connection with his works on Vinayak Damodar Savarkar. On February 18, the High Court passed an ad-interim order, restraining the three academics from posting the letter or …

Andhra Pradesh High Court Seeks Twitter's Explanation For Failing To Remove 'Derogatory' Content Against Judiciary, Judges
3 years, 1 month ago

Andhra Pradesh High Court Seeks Twitter's Explanation For Failing To Remove 'Derogatory' Content Against Judiciary, Judges

Live Law  

The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Monday sought an explanation from Twitter for its failure to remove several 'derogatory' comments posted against the judiciary and some High Court judges as per High Court's order. Twitter has been called upon to file a reply by February 7, 2022.A division bench comprising Chief Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra and Justice M. Satyanarayana Murthy …

BJP MP invites HC ire over offensive post on social media
3 years, 2 months ago

BJP MP invites HC ire over offensive post on social media

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: The Telangana High Court expressed its ire over Nizamabad MP Dharmapuri Arvind for uploading offensive posts on social media that might cause enmity and disturbances among different groups in the society. However, Justice Ujjal Bhuyan on Friday directed the Banjara Hills police not to take any coercive steps against Arvind and directed the MP to refrain from uploading offensive …

Aarti Tikoo Singh moves Delhi HCgainst Twitter for blocking her account
3 years, 2 months ago

Aarti Tikoo Singh moves Delhi HCgainst Twitter for blocking her account

Op India  

Co-founder of news website The New Indian, Journalist Aarti Tikoo Singh has taken Twitter to the Delhi High Court for suspending her account. The platform had suspended Aarti’s Twitter account after she had shared a video of Islamist extremists sending ‘death threats’ to her brother on December 15, 2021. In a tweet tagging Twitter, she had alleged that Twitter India …

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