'Misuse Of Social Media Has Become Dangerous' : SC Directs Centre To File Affidavit On Guidelines To Prevent Misuse [Read Order]
5 years, 3 months ago

'Misuse Of Social Media Has Become Dangerous' : SC Directs Centre To File Affidavit On Guidelines To Prevent Misuse [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Central Government to file an affidavit regarding framing of guidelines to prevent misuse of social media by balancing the interests of online privacy and state sovereignty. Concerns of national security are also to be kept in mind, added the bench of Justices Deepak Gupta and Aniruddha Bose.The bench was considering the petition filed by Facebook. The bench was considering the petition filed by Facebook Inc, for transfer to SC the cases in the High Courts of Madras, Bombay and Madhya Pradesh which seek interlinking of Aadhaar with social media accounts. "It's not for the courts to frame guidelines on prevention of social media misuse, policy can only be decided by the government.

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12 booked for posting edited, defamatory video of Fadnavis on social media
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2 weeks, 3 days ago

12 booked for posting edited, defamatory video of Fadnavis on social media

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: The Maharashtra police’s cyber cell has registered an FIR against 12 unidentified social media users for posting a “maliciously edited” video of one of chief minister Devendra Fadnavis’s speeches about Naxalism. “The complaint pertains to 12 social media users across platforms such as Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube,” said special inspector general of police Yashasvi Yadav from the Maharashtra …

Misuse of social media by terrorists should be borne in mind during sentencing: Delhi High Court
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Misuse of social media by terrorists should be borne in mind during sentencing: Delhi High Court

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi High Court has reduced the jail sentences of two women convicted for supporting the banned terrorist organization, Islamic State Khorasan Province, a regional affiliate of ISIS. The court observed that while encrypted social media platforms permit privacy and the freedom of speech and expression, their misuse by terrorists and banned organisations has to be borne in mind by …

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

Social Media Comments Distorting Court Proceedings Require Serious Consideration: Supreme Court Issues Contempt Notice To Assam MLA
9 months ago

Social Media Comments Distorting Court Proceedings Require Serious Consideration: Supreme Court Issues Contempt Notice To Assam MLA

Live Law  

The Supreme Court expressed serious concern over the misuse of social media platforms, where factually incorrect and unfounded statements are made regarding cases which are subjudice. Taking note of a Facebook post published by a party whose case was reserved for judgment, the Court initiated contempt proceedings against him for misleading the public about the court. The bench of Justices …

The Hindu Morning Digest, November 8, 2023
1 year, 2 months ago

The Hindu Morning Digest, November 8, 2023

The Hindu  

Bihar seeks to raise quota to 65% after tabling caste survey The Bihar Cabinet has approved a proposal to increase reservations in the State for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes and Extremely Backward Classes to 65%, from the current 50% quota, crossing the ceiling set by the Supreme Court. Yadavs hold most government jobs among OBCs, finds Bihar’s …

Supreme Court warns social media users to be more careful of its impact and reach
1 year, 4 months ago

Supreme Court warns social media users to be more careful of its impact and reach

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court has said social media users should be careful about its impact and reach as it dismissed a petition filed by actor and former Tamil Nadu MLA S. Ve Shekher, who is facing cases for sharing a Facebook post in 2018 allegedly containing derogatory remarks against women journalists. "If one uses social media, then he should be more …

S. Ve Shekher case | Persons who forward abusive social media posts cannot shirk liability: Supreme Court
1 year, 4 months ago

S. Ve Shekher case | Persons who forward abusive social media posts cannot shirk liability: Supreme Court

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court made it clear to actor and former MLA S. Ve Shekher on Friday, August 18 that a person who mechanically forwards abusive or derogatory social media posts without actually reading or thinking them through is liable to face the consequences, which may extend to criminal action. “Why do you have to forward social media posts even when …

Explainer: Why Supreme Court tiptoeing past Section 230 helps Big Tech fueled by social media
1 year, 7 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 …

‘Internet Never Forgets’: Delhi High Court Issues Directions To Authorities To Prevent Dissemination Of ‘Non-Consensual Intimate Images’
1 year, 8 months ago

‘Internet Never Forgets’: Delhi High Court Issues Directions To Authorities To Prevent Dissemination Of ‘Non-Consensual Intimate Images’

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued a slew of directions to the Union Government, Delhi Police and social media intermediaries to deal with cases concerning dissemination of content relating to “non-consensual intimate images” on the internet and to ensure that they are dealt in a manner that minimizes the victim’s trauma and resolves the problem expeditiously. Directions of the …

‘Internet Never Forgets’: Delhi High Court Issues Directions To Authorities To Prevent Dissemination Of ‘Non-Consensual Intimate Images’
1 year, 8 months ago

‘Internet Never Forgets’: Delhi High Court Issues Directions To Authorities To Prevent Dissemination Of ‘Non-Consensual Intimate Images’

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued a slew of directions to the Union Government, Delhi Police and social media intermediaries to deal with cases concerning dissemination of content relating to “non-consensual intimate images” on the internet and to ensure that they are dealt in a manner that minimizes the victim’s trauma and resolves the problem expeditiously. Directions of the …

New IT Rules provide an evidence-based-fact-checking system for fake news, says Centre
1 year, 8 months ago

New IT Rules provide an evidence-based-fact-checking system for fake news, says Centre

The Hindu  

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology termed as “premature” political satirist Kunal Kamra’s plea challenging the constitutional validity of the Information Technology Amendment Rules, 2023 and said the Rules are in “public interest” and provide an evidence-based-fact-checking system for a mechanism to deal with fake or false or misleading information resulting in riots, mob lynching and other heinous crimes. …

Safe harbour at risk: The Hindu Editorial on the impact of the proposed Digital India Act, 2023
1 year, 9 months ago

Safe harbour at risk: The Hindu Editorial on the impact of the proposed Digital India Act, 2023

The Hindu  

In formally outlining the crux of the proposed Digital India Act, 2023, the Minister of State, IT, Rajeev Chandrasekhar, made a case for a robust replacement of the IT Act, 2000, which is somewhat obsolete now. He ominously added a question that the government sought to revisit: “should there be a ‘safe harbour’ at all for all intermediaries?” This acquires …

Reviewing ‘safe harbour’ protections under Digital India bill: MoS Chandrasekhar
1 year, 10 months ago

Reviewing ‘safe harbour’ protections under Digital India bill: MoS Chandrasekhar

Hindustan Times  

The government is reconsidering “safe harbour” protections for social media companies as it looks to classify them based on the functions they perform, the junior minister for electronics and technology said on Thursday during a consultation meeting for the much-awaited Digital India bill. “There is a need for a different set of rules for each class of intermediaries,” Union minister …

Portal opened for complaints against decisions of social media platforms
1 year, 10 months 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 …

Justice Pardiwala calls for regulation of social media, says it's overrun by 'half truths'
2 years, 6 months ago

Justice Pardiwala calls for regulation of social media, says it's overrun by 'half truths'

India Today  

Justice JB Pardiwala, part of the Supreme Court bench that rapped former BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma for remark on Prophet Muhammad, called for strict regulations of social media, claiming that media trials are not healthy for rule of law. During a virtual address on Sunday, Justice JB Pardiwala said social media is overrun by people "possessing half truth and information" …

India is considering a panel to rule on social media takedowns
2 years, 7 months ago

India is considering a panel to rule on social media takedowns

Al Jazeera  

Digital rights activists warn the move will increase direct gov’t control over social media platforms in India. Apar Gupta, executive director of the Internet Freedom Foundation, a nonprofit that advocates for digital rights, tweeted that should the move go through, it will “increase” direct government control over social media platforms. Rather than curing defects highlighted by Courts, they increase direct …

Social Media Postings Against Judges: Andhra Pradesh High Court Seeks Fresh Status Report Of Investigation From CBI
3 years ago

Social Media Postings Against Judges: Andhra Pradesh High Court Seeks Fresh Status Report Of Investigation From CBI

Live Law  

Dealing with the suo moto case regarding social media posts against Judges, the Andhra Pradesh High Court on Monday sought a fresh status report of the investigation from the Central Central Bureau of Investigation on the lines of their own proposal submitted before the Court as to how the agency intends to probe the case.The Bench of Chief Justice Prashant …

OPINION | Why IT Act needs to be changed?
3 years, 1 month ago

OPINION | Why IT Act needs to be changed?

India TV News  

Today I want to talk about an issue which most of us face in our daily life. Millions of Indians are active on social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and WhatsApp, and almost every day one finds trolls abusing, defaming and threatening others, using fake information, images and videos. Since common people, public figures and celebrities face abuses, threats …

SC expresses concern over section of media for communalising news, 'bringing bad name to India'
3 years, 4 months ago

SC expresses concern over section of media for communalising news, 'bringing bad name to India'

Firstpost  

Solicitor-General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Centre, said IT Rules have been framed to regulate content online, including web portals. New Delhi: A section of media gives communal colour to news bringing bad name to the country, the Supreme Court rued on Thursday, expressing serious concern over fake news on social media including web portals and YouTube which listen only …

New IT Rules prevent fake news, misuse of freedom of press: Centre tells HC
3 years, 4 months ago

New IT Rules prevent fake news, misuse of freedom of press: Centre tells HC

India TV News  

The Centre has defended the legality of the new Information Technology Rules before the Delhi High Court, saying that the rules seek to “prevent the misuse of the freedom of press” and protect the citizens from fake news in digital media space which used to be largely unregulated. The Centre, in its counter affidavit filed on a challenge to the …

Delhi High Court Seeks Response From Facebook On Plea For Action Against Impersonation And Other Privacy Concerns In The Platform
3 years, 5 months ago

Delhi High Court Seeks Response From Facebook On Plea For Action Against Impersonation And Other Privacy Concerns In The Platform

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has sought a response from Facebook in a plea of breach of privacy and impersonation, which takes on the social media platforms. While admitting the petition, Justice Yogesh Khanna issued notices to Facebook Inc and its Indian subsidiary within a week on rules/procedure/mechanism for redressal of the complaints, including cyber-crimes on their platform and. While admitting …

India internet law adds to fears over online speech, privacy
3 years, 5 months ago

India internet law adds to fears over online speech, privacy

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — It began in February with a tweet by pop star Rihanna that sparked widespread condemnation of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s handling of massive farmer protests near the capital, souring an already troubled relationship between the government and Twitter. “India’s plans for the internet appear to be like that of a closed ecosystem like China,” said Raheel …

India’s internet law adds to fears over online speech, privacy
3 years, 5 months ago

India’s internet law adds to fears over online speech, privacy

Al Jazeera  

Law puts digital platforms such as Twitter and Facebook under direct government oversight, but critics worry it may lead to outright censorship. ‘Closed ecosystem like China’ “India’s plans for the internet appear to be like that of a closed ecosystem like China,” said Raheel Khursheed, co-founder of Laminar Global and Twitter India’s former head of politics, policy and government. “Twitter’s …

Election & Voting Processes Stand Threatened By Social Media Manipulation, Says Supreme Court
3 years, 6 months ago

Election & Voting Processes Stand Threatened By Social Media Manipulation, Says Supreme Court

Live Law  

Election and voting processes stand threatened by social media manipulation, the Supreme Court remarked in the judgment delivered on Thursday in Facebook vs. Delhi Assembly case.Entities like Facebook have to remain accountable to those who entrust them with such power. Election and voting processes stand threatened by social media manipulation, the Supreme Court remarked in the judgment delivered on Thursday …

Delhi Assembly committee not a prosecuting agency, says Supreme Court
3 years, 6 months ago

Delhi Assembly committee not a prosecuting agency, says Supreme Court

Op India  

On Thursday, the Supreme Court dismissed a petition filed by Facebook India Vice President Ajit Mohan challenging the summons issued to the social media giant by the “Peace and Harmony” Committee of the Delhi Legislative Assembly in connection with the Anti-Hindu Delhi riots that occurred last year. On September 23, 2020, Facebook India Vice President Ajit Mohan had filed a …

Facebook Can't Disrupt India's 'Unity In Diversity' Claiming Ignorance Or Lack Of Pivotal Role : Supreme Court
3 years, 6 months ago

Facebook Can't Disrupt India's 'Unity In Diversity' Claiming Ignorance Or Lack Of Pivotal Role : Supreme Court

Live Law  

Facebook cannot take a "simplistic approach" that it is merely a platform posting third party content with no role in generating, controlling or modulating information, observed the Supreme Court while rejecting its India head's plea to quash the summons issued by the Delhi Assembly asking him to appear before a panel probing Delhi riots.The Supreme Court observed that Facebook's role …

Facebook ought to appear before Delhi House panel: SC
3 years, 6 months ago

Facebook ought to appear before Delhi House panel: SC

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Thursday said Facebook ought to appear before the Delhi Legislative Assembly Committee of Peace and Harmony enquiring into the circumstances leading to the February 2020 communal riots. Delhi riots | Legislative Assembly has no power to call Facebook official, Centre tells Supreme Court The court criticised the Delhi government side for its remarks in the Press …

SC says Facebook needs to be accountable, upholds Delhi Assembly's right to summon it in riots case
3 years, 6 months ago

SC says Facebook needs to be accountable, upholds Delhi Assembly's right to summon it in riots case

India Today  

The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the Delhi Assembly's right to summon and compel entities like Facebook to appear before its committees on grounds of its privilege. Hearing a plea filed by Facebook India's MD Ajit Mohan challenging the Delhi Assembly's summon to appear before it in connection with the 2020 Delhi riots, the Supreme Court held that digital platforms …

Divided By Borders, United By Desire To Decrypt
3 years, 6 months ago

Divided By Borders, United By Desire To Decrypt

Live Law  

Divided by Borders, United by Desire to Decrypt India claims to follow suit of leading nations – introduces law that compels decryption by social media intermediaries On 25 February 2021, the Government of India notified the Information Technology Rules, 2021. As per the Government of India, the latest Rules are designed to ensure that digital platforms like social media sites, …

'Misplaced, exaggerated and disingenuous': India's response to UNHRC's criticism of new IT rules
3 years, 6 months ago

'Misplaced, exaggerated and disingenuous': India's response to UNHRC's criticism of new IT rules

Firstpost  

Stating that new IT rules are ‘designed to empower ordinary users of social media’, India on Sunday dismissed criticism by three UN special rapporteurs and said that the country’s democratic credentials are well recognised New Delhi: India has dismissed criticism of its new IT rules relating to social media by three UN special rapporteurs on rights issues, saying the country’s …

Shashi Tharoor-led Parliamentary panel to question Twitter over 'misuse' today
3 years, 6 months ago

Shashi Tharoor-led Parliamentary panel to question Twitter over 'misuse' today

India TV News  

A parliamentary panel headed by Congress leader Shashi Tharoor will question top officials of the micro blogging site Twitter to know their views on prevention of misuse of the social media platform. The social media giants Twitter and Facebook has been summoned to depose before it on Friday on issues related to misuse of the platforms and protection of citizens’ …

India accuses Twitter of not complying with new IT rules
3 years, 6 months ago

India accuses Twitter of not complying with new IT rules

Al Jazeera  

Standoff between government and Twitter escalates after technology minister accuses social media giant of deliberately not complying with local laws. India’s technology minister says Twitter Inc deliberately defied and failed to comply with the country’s new IT rules, which became effective in late May. Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Wednesday said Twitter has chosen “the path of deliberate defiance” …

Intermediary Status: Socially Available, Legally Endangered
3 years, 7 months ago

Intermediary Status: Socially Available, Legally Endangered

Live Law  

The Information Technology Rules, 2021 came into force on 25 February 2021, superseeding the Information Technology Rules, 2011 framed under the Information Technology Act, 2000. Unlike the Previous Guidelines, the New Guidelines introduced a new sub-category named 'social media intermediary' to regulate the content published on social media. The New Guidelines prescribe certain additional compliances for social media intermediaries if …

It is not just WhatsApp. Digital media rules face multiple legal challenges
3 years, 7 months ago

It is not just WhatsApp. Digital media rules face multiple legal challenges

Hindustan Times  

The Central government’s social media and intermediary guidelines, which came into effect on May 25, were challenged by the messaging platform WhatsApp last week over privacy concerns with regard to mandatory traceability requirements that the company says represents a “dangerous invasion of users privacy”. LiveLaw Media Private Limited and others vs Union of India and others With the ambit of …

Explaining the new intermediary rules for social media, the Twitter-Centre spat, and more | The Hindu In Focus Podcast
3 years, 7 months ago

Explaining the new intermediary rules for social media, the Twitter-Centre spat, and more | The Hindu In Focus Podcast

The Hindu  

There are two sets of headlines that have been dominating the news in recent days, both of which have the Central government sparring with global tech giants. The rules apply to various categories of online content providers such as social media platforms, OTT streaming services and online news providers. Some of its key points relate to the setting up of …

Do business in India by all means, but follow the laws: RS Prasad on social media rules | Exclusive
3 years, 7 months ago

Do business in India by all means, but follow the laws: RS Prasad on social media rules | Exclusive

India Today  

Amid a feud between the Centre and social media giant Twitter over the government’s new IT rules for social media intermediaries, Minister of Electronics and Information Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad addressed major questions in an exclusive interview with India Today. To counter this, we have asked social media companies in the new IT rules to appoint a grievance redressal officer …

Analysis | Supreme Court had cautioned government on invasion of individual privacy
3 years, 7 months ago

Analysis | Supreme Court had cautioned government on invasion of individual privacy

The Hindu  

A 2019 Supreme Court order, used by the government to justify its new Information Technology Rules, which compel encrypted social media messaging platforms to disclose their users’ identity, also cautions the Centre from doing anything which amounts to invasion of individual privacy. It was in this context, the court had called for a “properly framed regime” to allow the government …

WhatsApp, Twitter, Facebook vs Govt: India seeks details of compliance status of new IT rules 'ASAP'
3 years, 7 months ago

WhatsApp, Twitter, Facebook vs Govt: India seeks details of compliance status of new IT rules 'ASAP'

Live Mint  

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology on Wednesday asked the social media firms, including Twitter, Facebook, and WhatsApp, to share details of the compliance of the new IT guidelines as soon as possible. Issuing a notice to all "Significant Social Media Intermediaries", the government asked the companies to provide the scope of its services, details of Chief Compliance Officer, …

Government Of India Writes To Social Media Platforms Asking Them About Compliance With IT Rules 2021
3 years, 7 months ago

Government Of India Writes To Social Media Platforms Asking Them About Compliance With IT Rules 2021

Live Law  

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Government of India writes to Social Media Platforms Requesting them to furnish details of compliance with the new "The Information Technology Intermediary Rules, 2021.#JustInGovernment of India writes to social media platforms, asking them about compliance with IT. The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Government of India writes to Social Media Platforms Requesting …

Rules and rulers: The Hindu Editorial on social media curbs
3 years, 7 months ago

Rules and rulers: The Hindu Editorial on social media curbs

The Hindu  

It does seem that most if not all global social media giants will miss complying with the new IT rules of intermediaries, which come into effect today. Among other things, they require the bigger social media platforms, which the rules referred to as significant social media intermediaries, to adhere to a vastly tighter set of rules within three months, which …

Facebook says it aims to comply with india’s new IT rules
3 years, 7 months ago

Facebook says it aims to comply with india’s new IT rules

The Hindu  

Social media giant Facebook on Tuesday said it aimed to comply with the provisions of India’s new IT rules of intermediaries, which come into effect on Wednesday. Facebook remains committed to people’s ability to freely and safely express themselves on our platform.” The three-month deadline for social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube to comply with new stricter …

Facebook says it aims to comply with india’s new IT rules
3 years, 7 months ago

Facebook says it aims to comply with india’s new IT rules

The Hindu  

Social media giant Facebook on Tuesday said it aimed to comply with the provisions of India’s new IT rules of intermediaries, which come into effect on Wednesday. Facebook remains committed to people’s ability to freely and safely express themselves on our platform.” The three-month deadline for social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube to comply with new stricter …

Major Social Media Firms Yet To Comply With Govt Rules As Deadline Nears, May Invite Action
3 years, 7 months ago

Major Social Media Firms Yet To Comply With Govt Rules As Deadline Nears, May Invite Action

News 18  

Social media companies such as Twitter, Facebook and Instagram “may become liable for criminal action” in India and lose their status as “intermediaries” that grant them certain exemptions if they do not comply with new rules notified by the government by May 26, official sources said on Monday. Except Indian company Koo — which has a user base of above …

Facebook, Twitter: A lifeline for Indians in the Covid crisis and a threat for Narendra Modi
3 years, 8 months ago

Facebook, Twitter: A lifeline for Indians in the Covid crisis and a threat for Narendra Modi

CNN  

On most days, Network Capital, a business networking group with over 67,000 members on Facebook, focuses on providing its community with information on job vacancies, higher education, and careers. Sonali Pal Chaudhury/NurPhoto/Getty Images In a statement last week, India’s Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology said it had asked Twitter, Facebook and others to remove around 100 posts by users …

"Open To Petitioner To Live In The Stone Age, Courts Can't Impose Sanctions On How Media/Social Media Operates": Madras HC
3 years, 10 months ago

"Open To Petitioner To Live In The Stone Age, Courts Can't Impose Sanctions On How Media/Social Media Operates": Madras HC

Live Law  

The Madras High Court recently dismissed a plea seeking directions to the respondents to take necessary steps to control, monitor, guide, and to form a panel of censor members of the social platforms. The Bench of Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice R. Hemalatha was hearing the plea wherein one S. Umamaheswaran who prayed before the Court to exercise its …

New IT Act guidelines remove the safety net for platforms like Twitter
3 years, 10 months ago

New IT Act guidelines remove the safety net for platforms like Twitter

Op India  

Government of India today released the guidelines for regulating social media and OTT platforms in the country. The guidelines spell various responsibilities for the social media platforms and OTT content hosts, with additional responsibilities for major social media sites. One of the most significant provision of these guidelines is that if the social media platforms don’t comply with the provisions …

Govt announces new social media rules to curb its misuse
3 years, 10 months ago

Govt announces new social media rules to curb its misuse

The Hindu  

The Centre on Thursday notified new, stricter guidelines for social media intermediaries that will make it mandatory for platforms such as WhatsApp to aid in identifying the “originator” of “unlawful” messages. The rules, which categorise intermediaries as social media intermediary and significant social media intermediary based on number of users, said significant social media intermediaries providing messaging services would “enable …

Grievance mechanism, speedy redressal: Govt lays down rules for social media, OTT platforms
3 years, 10 months ago

Grievance mechanism, speedy redressal: Govt lays down rules for social media, OTT platforms

India Today  

The government on Thursday released new rules to regulate social media, online streaming and digital content platforms, and warned that "double standards of social media will not be acceptable". Highlighting the misuse of social media in the country, Ravi Shankar Prasad said that the government wants social media platforms operating in the country to introduce a mechanism for better verification …

India’s top court tackles social media in free speech case
3 years, 10 months 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 …

Centre, Twitter India get SC notice on plea seeking mechanism to regulate content spreading hate
3 years, 10 months ago

Centre, Twitter India get SC notice on plea seeking mechanism to regulate content spreading hate

Firstpost  

The plea has also sought directions to make a law as per which an action can be initiated against Twitter and their representatives in India for willfully abetting and promoting anti-India tweets and penalise them, as well as to conduct KYC for all social media handles in India New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday sought responses from the Centre …

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