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, 2 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

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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 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 every year, that in case of non-compliance with rules and regulations, privacy policy or user agreement for access or usage of the computer resource of such intermediary, it has the right to terminate the access or usage rights of the users to the computer resource immediately or remove non-compliant information or both, as the case may be.” A division bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora issued notice on the plea which seeks reading down of the Rule in question to make it consistent with Section 79 of the Information Technology Act, 2000, Section 52 of the Copyright Act, 1957 and Articles 14, 19 and 21 of the Constitution of India. It is TV Today's case that the impugned action has been undertaken without following any safeguards as provided for the takedown under Rule 4 of unlawful or infringing content specifically identified to be unlawful or infringing under Rule 3 of the IT Rules.

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X Challenges Govt’s Content Blocking in Karnataka High Court
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3 days, 18 hours ago

X Challenges Govt’s Content Blocking in Karnataka High Court

Deccan Chronicle  

X, formerly Twitter has filed a petition in the Karnataka High Court challenging the Indian government’s use of Section 79 of the Information Technology Act to block content. The government has often directed social media companies to remove posts deemed harmful to national security or public order, but X argues that such actions must follow a proper legal framework. Experts …

Delhi High Court Grants Relief To India Today Group Against Dissemination Of Its E-Magazines By Illegal Telegram Channels
1 week, 3 days ago

Delhi High Court Grants Relief To India Today Group Against Dissemination Of Its E-Magazines By Illegal Telegram Channels

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has granted a permanent injunction in favour of India Today Group, against copyright and trademark infringement by several Telegram channels/accounts uploading e-magazines owned by the India Today Group. The India Today Group stated that several channels and accounts running on telegram are engaged in infringing its copyright and trademark by illegally uploading e-magazines or misrepresenting themselves …

SC agrees to examine plea over blocking of social media content
2 weeks, 6 days ago

SC agrees to examine plea over blocking of social media content

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to examine a plea over issue of blocking of social media accounts or content without an opportunity to be heard to the creator or originator. SC agrees to examine plea over blocking of social media content A bench of Justices B R Gavai and Augustine George Masih sought Centre's response on the …

Delhi High Court Permanently Restrains Rogue Apps & Websites From Illegally Streaming Star India's Content
1 month, 1 week ago

Delhi High Court Permanently Restrains Rogue Apps & Websites From Illegally Streaming Star India's Content

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has granted a permanent injunction in favour of Star India Pvt. Star India sought to restrain the defendants from illegally and unauthorizedly disseminating and broadcasting its content through their rogue websites and mobile applications. Based on the facts of the case, the Court opined that the defendants developed and distributed the infringing apps and rogue websites …

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 – …

Delhi High Court Quarterly Digest: October To December, 2024 [Citations 1081 - 1394]
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Delhi High Court Quarterly Digest: October To December, 2024 [Citations 1081 - 1394]

Live Law  

Court Having Exclusive Jurisdiction Would Have Juridical Seat Of Arbitration: Delhi High Court Case Title: DELHIVERY LIMITED versus STERNE INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED Citation: 2024 LiveLaw 1305 The Delhi High Court Bench of Justice Sachin Datta has held that where exclusive jurisdiction has been conferred on a court with respect to matters relating to arbitration, the same shall be construed to …

Delhi High Court Protects Personality Rights Of Journalist Rajat Sharma, Orders Take Down Of Deepfake Content
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3 months ago

Delhi High Court Protects Personality Rights Of Journalist Rajat Sharma, Orders Take Down Of Deepfake Content

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has protected the personality rights of senior journalist Rajat Sharma and ordered take down of content generated against him through artificial intelligence and deepfake technology. Justice Amit Bansal restrained 8 defendant individuals and entities from directly or indirectly misusing, misappropriating or exploiting the name, likeness, image, voice, photos, videos etc. Justice Amit Bansal restrained 8 defendant …

Delhi High Court Protects Personality Rights Of Journalist Rajat Sharma, Orders Take Down Of Deepfake Content
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3 months ago

Delhi High Court Protects Personality Rights Of Journalist Rajat Sharma, Orders Take Down Of Deepfake Content

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has protected the personality rights of senior journalist Rajat Sharma and ordered take down of content generated against him through artificial intelligence and deepfake technology. Justice Amit Bansal restrained 8 defendant individuals and entities from directly or indirectly misusing, misappropriating or exploiting the name, likeness, image, voice, photos, videos etc. Justice Amit Bansal restrained 8 defendant …

Delhi High Court protects personality rights of Rajat Sharma, orders immediate removal of deepfake content
3 months ago

Delhi High Court protects personality rights of Rajat Sharma, orders immediate removal of deepfake content

India TV News  

In a significant development, the Delhi High Court has granted protection to the personality rights of India TV Chairman and Editor-in-Chief Rajat Sharma, ordering the immediate removal of content created through artificial intelligence and deepfake technology that misused his likeness and voice. The court expressed concern over the potential harm caused by fraudulent content, particularly videos that misrepresented Sharma endorsing …

Delhi High Court Closes Sanjay Hegde's Plea To Restore Twitter Account And Issue Guidelines On Censorship On Social Media
3 months ago

Delhi High Court Closes Sanjay Hegde's Plea To Restore Twitter Account And Issue Guidelines On Censorship On Social Media

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has recently closed the plea filed by Senior Advocate Sanjay Hegde to restore his suspended twitter account, after it was reinstated in January last year.Justice Tara Vitasta Ganju directed that that no action shall be taken against Hegde by Twitter, except in accordance with the law and applicable statutory rules and guidelines.The Court disposed of the …

73 complaints against vulgar ads on TV channels: Centre tells Parliament
3 months, 2 weeks ago

73 complaints against vulgar ads on TV channels: Centre tells Parliament

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Seventy-three complaints have been received against obscene and vulgar In a written reply in the Rajya Sabha, Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting L Murugan said the complaints were "suitably" addressed by a three-level grievance redress system. Murugan said the mechanism, established under the Cable Television Networks Rules, includes self-regulation by broadcasters, self-regulation by self-regulating bodies of …

Madras HC notice to Centre, Tamil Nadu, YouTube on online review ban plea
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Madras HC notice to Centre, Tamil Nadu, YouTube on online review ban plea

Hindustan Times  

The Madras high court on Tuesday ordered notices to the Union ministry of information and broadcasting, Tamil Nadu government and YouTube after the Tamil Film Active Producers Association sought a ban on online review of movies for three days after its theatrical release and to frame guidelines for online reviewers. Justice S Sounthar refused to grant an interim injunction to …

Indian TV channels to be banned in Bangladesh over ‘negative’ cultural impact? Plea filed
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Indian TV channels to be banned in Bangladesh over ‘negative’ cultural impact? Plea filed

Live Mint  

Bangladeshi lawyer Ekhlas Uddin Bhuiyan has filed a writ petition in the Bangladesh High Court seeking a ban on Indian television channels broadcast in the country, as per an ANI report. According to Dhaka Tribune, the writ calls for a ban on all Indian TV channels, including Republic Bangla, Star Jalsha, Star Plus, and Zee Bangla. Attacks on Minority Groups …

Petition in Bangladesh high court seeking ban on Indian TV channels
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Petition in Bangladesh high court seeking ban on Indian TV channels

Hindustan Times  

The Bangladesh high court will hear a writ petition that sought a ban on the airing of Indian TV channels in the neighbouring country, Dhaka Tribune reported. Bhuiyan, who filed the petition on Monday, is seeking a directive from the court under the Cable Television Network Operation Act 2006 to prohibit the broadcast of Indian TV channels. The petition has …

Plea in Bangladesh court seeks ban on Indian TV channels: 'Provocative content'
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Plea in Bangladesh court seeks ban on Indian TV channels: 'Provocative content'

India Today  

A writ petition has been filed in the Bangladesh High Court seeking a ban on the broadcast of all Indian TV channels in the country citing provocative news aired on them, according to a media report. The writ petition was filed in the High Court seeking a ban on the broadcast of all Indian TV channels in Bangladesh, the report …

Writ petition in Bangladesh High Court seeks ban on Indian TV channels
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Writ petition in Bangladesh High Court seeks ban on Indian TV channels

New Indian Express  

DHAKA: A writ petition has been filed in the Bangladesh High Court seeking a ban on the broadcast of all Indian TV channels in the country citing provocative news aired on them, according to a media report. The writ petition was filed in the High Court seeking a ban on the broadcast of all Indian TV channels in Bangladesh, the …

Parliamentary panel to review mechanism to curb fake news
4 months, 1 week ago

Parliamentary panel to review mechanism to curb fake news

The Hindu  

Two months after the Bombay High Court struck down a key provision of the amended Information Technology Rules, 2021, which empowered the government to identify “fake news” on social media platforms through its Fact Check Unit, the Parliamentary Panel on Communications and Information Technology, has called for a review of mechanism to curb fake news. The amendment to Rule 3 …

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 …

Bombay HC strikes down provisions for setting up FCU to monitor social media
6 months ago

Bombay HC strikes down provisions for setting up FCU to monitor social media

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Friday struck down provisions for setting up a Fact Checking Unit to monitor content on social media, as the third judge in his referral verdict ruled against the 2023 amendments to the Information Technology Rules. Satirist Kunal Kamra, the Editors Guild of India and the Association of Indian Magazines had filed petitions challenging the …

Darshan case: Karnataka High Court restrains 38 media houses from disclosing ‘confidential information’ contained in chargesheet
6 months, 1 week ago

Darshan case: Karnataka High Court restrains 38 media houses from disclosing ‘confidential information’ contained in chargesheet

The Hindu  

The High Court of Karnataka on Tuesday restrained 38 media houses, including 18 television channels, 18 newspapers and two social media platforms, from publishing, printing, airing, and disseminating “confidential information” contained in the chargesheet filed against actor Darshan in the Renukaswamy murder case. ‘Media trial’ Justice Hemant Chandangoudar passed the interim order on a writ petition filed by the actor, …

Media bodies voice concern over draft broadcasting services bill
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Media bodies voice concern over draft broadcasting services bill

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Media bodies on Thursday voiced concern on the provisions of the draft broadcasting services bill and contended that it sought to create a multi-layered legal system to regulate and censor content in the digital space. "The Broadcasting Services Bill is one more step in creating a multi-layered legal system to regulate, control, monitor and censor content in the …

'False Depiction Of Facts': Delhi HC Orders Removal Of Social Media Posts By Cong Leaders Against Journalist Rajat Sharma
9 months, 1 week ago

'False Depiction Of Facts': Delhi HC Orders Removal Of Social Media Posts By Cong Leaders Against Journalist Rajat Sharma

ABP News  

The Delhi High Court has ordered removal of social media posts by Congress leaders Jairam Ramesh, Pawan Khera and Ragini Nayak alleging that veteran journalist Rajat Sharma used "abusive language" during his show on the Lok Sabha election result day. The court said an irreparable loss and injury would be caused to the plaintiff's reputation if the videos and posts …

Delhi High Court Orders Removal Of Tweets By Congress Leaders Against Journalist Rajat Sharma
9 months, 1 week ago

Delhi High Court Orders Removal Of Tweets By Congress Leaders Against Journalist Rajat Sharma

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has ordered removal of tweets made by Congress leaders Ragini Nayak, Jairam Ramesh and Pawan Khera alleging that senior journalist Rajat Sharma used abusive language on air during a show on the election result day.Granting ex-parte ad interim injunction order in favour of Sharma in his defamation suit, Justice Neena Bansal Krishna ordered:“…it is directed that …

Delhi HC orders Sunita Kejriwal to take down video recording of court proceedings in excise policy case
9 months, 1 week ago

Delhi HC orders Sunita Kejriwal to take down video recording of court proceedings in excise policy case

The Hindu  

The Delhi High Court on June 15 directed Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's wife Sunita Kejriwal to take down a video recording of court proceedings related to the excise policy case from social media platforms. A Bench of justices Neena Bansal Krishna and Amit Sharma issued notices to six people, including Sunita Kejriwal, and social media intermediaries X, Meta and Youtube …

Delhi HC Restrains Unauthorised Broadcast of T20 Cricket World Cup
9 months, 1 week ago

Delhi HC Restrains Unauthorised Broadcast of T20 Cricket World Cup

News 18  

The Delhi High Court has restrained the unauthorised streaming and broadcast of the ongoing ICC Men’s T20 World Cup on a plea by its official broadcaster expressing strong apprehension over illegal dissemination of major sporting events in the past. Justice Sanjeev Naurla passed the interim order on a lawsuit by Star India Private Limited against several rogue websites which were …

X factor: On the X appeal in the Karnataka High Court
1 year, 1 month ago

X factor: On the X appeal in the Karnataka High Court

The Hindu  

That the use of Internet shutdowns and arbitrary curbs on free speech on social media have become a rampant tool for those in power is evident in the manner in which the Bharatiya Janata Party-led State governments of Haryana and Rajasthan and the Union government have dealt with the farmer protests. The Union government, on the other hand, has used …

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 …

MP High Court Issues Notice To Facebook, YouTube In Contempt Plea Over Objectionable Posts Against Acharya Dhirendra Shastri
1 year, 2 months ago

MP High Court Issues Notice To Facebook, YouTube In Contempt Plea Over Objectionable Posts Against Acharya Dhirendra Shastri

Live Law  

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has issued show cause notices to YouTube and Facebook officials in a contempt petition filed against them alleging that the two internet companies failed to comply with the High Court's last month's order to remove objectionable posts against Hindu spiritual leader Acharya Dhirendra Krishna Shastri. A bench of Justice Raj Mohan Singh issued notices to …

Delhi High Court rejects TV Today plea challenging MIB order to run apology scrolls for liquor ads
1 year, 2 months ago

Delhi High Court rejects TV Today plea challenging MIB order to run apology scrolls for liquor ads

Op India  

The Delhi High Court recently dismissed a petition filed by TV Today Network challenging a Central Government order asking the media network to run apologies scrolls for broadcasting liquor commercials on its news channels. Justice Subramonium Prasad dismissed the petition, stating that TV Today had broken Rule 7 of the Cable Television Networks Rules, 1994, by displaying the ‘100 Pipers’ …

Delhi HC dismisses NewsClick’s plea seeking stay on I-T dept demand
1 year, 3 months ago

Delhi HC dismisses NewsClick’s plea seeking stay on I-T dept demand

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi high court on Tuesday refused to set aside a demand raised by the Income Tax department from news portal NewsClick for allegedly receiving predetermined foreign remittances from the Justice and Education Fund, observing that the portal has a “lot to answer for” in terms of its financial dealings. Delhi high court refuses to stay a demand raised by …

Amended IT rules offer remedy to victims of fake news: Centre to HC
1 year, 5 months ago

Amended IT rules offer remedy to victims of fake news: Centre to HC

Hindustan Times  

Solicitor general Tushar Mehta on Wednesday told the Bombay high court that the recent amendment to the information technology rules offered a grievance redressal mechanism to the victims of fake news, and false or misleading information on social media platforms. Section 79 of the Information Technology Act grants conditional immunity to the intermediaries and as such they cannot be proceeded …

Delhi High Court Directs Meta, Telegram To Suspend Groups And Channels Illegally Circulating Content Of Jawan Film
1 year, 6 months ago

Delhi High Court Directs Meta, Telegram To Suspend Groups And Channels Illegally Circulating Content Of Jawan Film

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has directed Meta and Telegram to suspend or deactivate the groups and channels illegally circulated content of latest film Jawan starring Bollywood actor Shahrukh Khan. “The owners/controllers of the websites identified in Schedule “D” are directed forthwith to desist from unauthorised copying, transmission, communication or making available any content in which the plaintiff holds copyright including …

Delhi High Court Rules In Favour Of Aaj Tak, Permanently Restrains YouTube Channels, Social Media Handles From Using Deceptively Similar Marks
1 year, 6 months ago

Delhi High Court Rules In Favour Of Aaj Tak, Permanently Restrains YouTube Channels, Social Media Handles From Using Deceptively Similar Marks

Live Law  

Ruling in favour of Aaj Tak, the Delhi High Court has permanently restrained various YouTube channels and social media handles from using marks that are deceptively similar and identical to the registered trademark of the news channel. Justice C Hari Shankar passed the permanent injunction order in favour of Living Media India Limited which runs the news channel under the …

Musk's X challenges India court ruling on content blocking orders
1 year, 7 months ago

Musk's X challenges India court ruling on content blocking orders

The Hindu  

Social media platform X has sought to quash an Indian court decision that found it non-compliant with content removal orders, arguing the ruling could embolden the government to block more content. X, formerly known as Twitter, in July 2022 sought to overturn some government orders to remove content from its platform, without specifying which. If X's appeal is rejected, the …

Delhi High Court Quashes SCN For Being Devoid Of Reasons, Restores GST Registration
1 year, 9 months ago

Delhi High Court Quashes SCN For Being Devoid Of Reasons, Restores GST Registration

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has quashed the show cause notice as it was devoid of reasons and restored the GST registration.The bench of Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice Tushar Rao Gadela observed that the show cause notice was deficient. The Delhi High Court has quashed the show cause notice as it was devoid of reasons and restored the GST registration. …

Delhi High Court Issues Notice To BBC On Defamation Plea Over Modi Documentary
1 year, 10 months ago

Delhi High Court Issues Notice To BBC On Defamation Plea Over Modi Documentary

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Monday issued notice to the British Broadcasting Corporation on a plea by an NGO claiming its documentary "India: The Modi Question" casts a slur on the reputation of India and makes false and defamatory imputations against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Indian judiciary. The plea said BBC is the national broadcaster of …

Defamation suit over Modi documentary: Delhi High Court issues notice to BBC
1 year, 10 months ago

Defamation suit over Modi documentary: Delhi High Court issues notice to BBC

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi High Court on Monday issued a notice to British Broadcasting Corporation in connection with a defamation suit a Gujarat-based non-governmental organisation has filed against the United Kingdom ’s national broadcaster over its documentary “India: The Modi Question”. The government has dismissed the documentary based on the 2002 Gujarat riots when Prime Minister Narendra Modi was the state’s chief …

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 …

It is a new assault on India’s liberty
1 year, 11 months ago

It is a new assault on India’s liberty

The Hindu  

On April 6, 2023, the Union government introduced a new set of measures with a view to crushing fake news and misinformation on the Internet. The amendment grants to the Union Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology unbridled power to create a “fact check unit”, which will identify false or misleading online content that concerns the central government’s business in …

Shraddha Walkar Murder Case: Delhi High Court Restrains News Channels From Broadcasting Contents Of Chargesheet
1 year, 11 months ago

Shraddha Walkar Murder Case: Delhi High Court Restrains News Channels From Broadcasting Contents Of Chargesheet

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has restrained all media channels from showing or displaying material of the chargesheet in relation to the Shraddha Walkar murder case.Justice Rajnish Bhatnagar issued notice on the plea moved by Delhi Police seeking to restrain the media channels from displaying the contents of the chargesheet collected by it till date.The court also directed the Union of …

Delhi High Court Seeks Union Govt's Response On Steps To Regulate Content On OTT Platforms, Social Media
1 year, 11 months ago

Delhi High Court Seeks Union Govt's Response On Steps To Regulate Content On OTT Platforms, Social Media

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has sought response of the Union of India on the steps taken by it for regulating the content on social media and OTT platforms.Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma passed the order after the recent ruling wherein the judge observed that the use of vulgar language in public domain and on social media platforms needs to be taken …

Indian Newspaper Society seeks withdrawal of new rules on fact-checking
1 year, 11 months ago

Indian Newspaper Society seeks withdrawal of new rules on fact-checking

The Hindu  

The Indian Newspaper Society on Wednesday urged the Centre to withdraw the IT Rules amendment notified on April 6, stating that it would have the effect of the government or its designated agency enjoying “absolute” and “arbitrary” power to determine what was fake or not in respect of its own work, and order its takedown from Internet platforms. It also …

HC seeks govt reply on plea against IT rules amendment
1 year, 11 months ago

HC seeks govt reply on plea against IT rules amendment

Hindustan Times  

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday directed the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology to respond to a petition filed by political satirist Kunal Kamra challenging two clauses of the Information Technology Amendment Rules, 2023. Bombay high court directed MeitY to respond to plea filed by Kunal Kamra over clauses of Information Technology Rules, 2023 The amendment empowers a fact-checking …

Draconian rules: The Hindu Editorial on the impact of the IT (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Amendment Rules, 2023
1 year, 11 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 …

Intermediary Not Required To Take Action Against Alleged Infringers On User’s Complaint Under Rule 3 Of IT Rules 2021: Delhi High Court
2 years ago

Intermediary Not Required To Take Action Against Alleged Infringers On User’s Complaint Under Rule 3 Of IT Rules 2021: Delhi High Court

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has observed that an intermediary is not required to take action against alleged infringers on receiving a complaint of the user regarding the infringing acts on the portal under Rule 3 of Information Technology Rules, 2021. Furthermore, Justice Shankar also compared Rule 3 of the 2021 Rules with Rule 3 of the 2011 Rules which required …

Portal opened for complaints against decisions of social media platforms
2 years 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 …

SC Rejects Hindu Sena's Plea Seeking Ban On BBC In India, NIA Probe Into Documentary On PM Modi
2 years, 1 month ago

SC Rejects Hindu Sena's Plea Seeking Ban On BBC In India, NIA Probe Into Documentary On PM Modi

ABP News  

The Supreme Court has dismissed a plea by the Hindu Sena seeking a complete ban on the British Broadcasting Corporation and BBC India from operating from Indian territory in the wake of airing a documentary on PM Modi. Alleging that the BBC has been biased against India and the Indian government, the plea alleged that its documentary on Prime Minister …

High Court Seeks Delhi Police's Stand On PIL Alleging Non-Invocation Of IT Act In Cyber Crime Cases
2 years, 1 month ago

High Court Seeks Delhi Police's Stand On PIL Alleging Non-Invocation Of IT Act In Cyber Crime Cases

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has asked Delhi Police to respond to a public interest litigation which alleges that its officials fail to invoke provisions of Information Technology Act, 2000 while registering cases related to cyber crimes.A division bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad was hearing a PIL moved by Ananya Kumar, a Ph.D. scholar doing …

Delhi HC directs removal of sexually explicit video involving judicial officer
2 years, 1 month ago

Delhi HC directs removal of sexually explicit video involving judicial officer

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday directed online platforms to take down a "sexually explicit" video of a judicial officer and a woman, if it has not been already removed pursuant to its earlier directions. Justice Yashwant Varma closed the proceeding on a lawsuit filed by one of the aggrieved parties against the video's circulation on social media, …

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