Global Takedowns Can Legitimize Practices Of Authoritarian Govts Which Don't Value Freedom Of Speech: 'X Corp' Tells Delhi High Court
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Global Takedowns Can Legitimize Practices Of Authoritarian Govts Which Don't Value Freedom Of Speech: 'X Corp' Tells Delhi High Court

Live Law  

X Corp. has informed the Delhi High Court that global takedown orders set a “dangerous precedent” that could legitimise practices of authoritarian governments which do not fully value the rights to freedom of speech and access to information. The social media entity has said that if courts in different countries can issue global blocking orders based on their local laws, it would result in a situation where the country with the most restrictive laws would dictate what content is available on the Internet. The submissions have been made in the affidavit filed by X in its appeal against a single judge's order of 2019 passing a global injunction and directing the social media platform as well as other intermediaries to take down defamatory content against Baba Ramdev. The single judge had vide order dated 23rd October 2019 held that so long as either the uploading takes place from India or the information/data is located in India on a computer resource, Indian courts would have the jurisdiction to pass global injunctions.

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Measuring internet freedom in India in the last 10 years
9 months, 1 week ago

Measuring internet freedom in India in the last 10 years

The Hindu  

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X Corp takes down 500,000 accounts for violations in India | All details
1 year, 2 months ago

X Corp takes down 500,000 accounts for violations in India | All details

India TV News  

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Videos of U.P. slap incident taken down on X in India
1 year, 4 months ago

Videos of U.P. slap incident taken down on X in India

The Hindu  

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Musk's X challenges India court ruling on content blocking orders
1 year, 5 months ago

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

The Hindu  

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Tread carefully: The Hindu Editorial on the power to remove online content
2 years, 3 months ago

Tread carefully: The Hindu Editorial on the power to remove online content

The Hindu  

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China, India dissidents fear censorship after Musk’s Twitter deal
2 years, 8 months ago

China, India dissidents fear censorship after Musk’s Twitter deal

Al Jazeera  

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Delhi HC to hear on May 10 pleas by FB, Twitter, Google against order to remove anti-Ramdev links globally
2 years, 9 months ago

Delhi HC to hear on May 10 pleas by FB, Twitter, Google against order to remove anti-Ramdev links globally

The Hindu  

The Delhi High Court Monday said it would hear on May 10, pleas by Internet and social media giants, Facebook, Twitter and Google, challenging an order directing them to remove, block or disable on a global basis links to a video containing defamatory allegations against yoga guru Ramdev. Facebook, Twitter and Google have challenged the single judge's October 23, 2019 …

India is trying to build its own internet
3 years, 10 months ago

India is trying to build its own internet

CNN  

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5 years, 2 months ago

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Firstpost  

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'Will Take Twitter To Court', Sr Adv Sanjay Hegde On Suspension Of His Account [Video Interview]
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Live Law  

Senior Advocate Sanjay Hegde, whose twitter account was suspended twice last week, is contemplating legal action against the social media giant.On Tuesday morning, he received an email from Twitter stating that his appeal against the suspension of the account has been dismissed "I have no doubt that the blocking is due to trolls instigating, Twitter should not be party to …

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