Aadhaar-social media linking: 10 things to know about the ongoing issue
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Aadhaar-social media linking: 10 things to know about the ongoing issue

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The Tamil Nadu government told the Supreme Court earlier this week that social media profiles of users should be linked with their Aadhaar numbers to keep a check on the spread of fake news, pornographic and anti-national content, among other things. -- Attorney General KK Venugopal appeared for the Tamil Nadu government in the Supreme Court to stress the need for Aadhaar-social media linking to keep a check on the spread of fake news and anti-national content on platforms like Facebook and Facebook-owned services like WhatsApp. -- The Tamil Nadu government is seeking Aadhaar-social media linking after two private citizens, Antony Clement Rubin and Janani Krishnamurthy, filed PILs for authentication of identity. -- The Tamil Nadu government is in agreement that Aadhaar-social media linking is needed to keep a check on the spread of fake news, something that has plagued WhatsApp in recent years. -- The way it stands right now is that some High Courts are in favour of Aadhaar-social media linking while some aren't, which is why Senior advocates Mukul Rohatgi and Kapil Sibal who are representing social media platforms have moved the Supreme Court to make a final decision that would apply uniformly across India.

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