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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Canada orders shutdown of TikTok’s Canadian business, ‘govt taking action to address…’

Canada on Wednesday ordered Chinese-owned TikTok's business in the country to be dissolved, citing national-security risks, but added the government was not blocking Canadians' access to the short-video app or their ability to create content. "The government is taking action to address the specific national security risks related to ByteDance Ltd's operations in Canada through the establishment of TikTok Technology …

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1 year, 10 months ago

Copying gangs, law and order: Exams and Internet shutdowns in Rajasthan

Hindustan Times

In September of 2022, the Supreme Court admitted a petition filed by Software Freedom Law Centre, that challenged five Indian states — Rajasthan, West Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam and Gujarat — for shutting down the internet to prevent cheating during examinations. The petition argued that this practice of ordering internet shutdowns is an arbitrary exercise of the law, being a …

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3 years, 2 months ago

Russian court orders shutdown of rights group ‘Memorial’

The Hindu

Russia’s Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that one of the country’s oldest and most prominent human rights organizations should be shut down, a move that stirred up public outrage. The Prosecutor General’s Office last month petitioned the Supreme Court to revoke the legal status of Memorial — an international human rights group that rose to prominence for its studies of …

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3 years, 6 months ago

Behind the great Indian Internet shutdown

The Hindu

On January 10, 2020, the Supreme Court of India held that access to information via the Internet is a fundamental right under the Indian Constitution. The Court reiterated that the Government’s orders restricting Internet access are subject to review by Courts. India’s Internet restrictions also accounted for more than 70% of the total loss to the global economy in 2020, …

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4 years, 10 months ago

Tesla CEO Musk becomes champion for businesses defying shutdown orders

India TV News

At the Fit4All Gym in Lebanon, Illinois, owner David Tate considers Elon Musk a huge ally in the fight against government coronavirus orders that Tate says are driving him into the poorhouse. Tate reopened his 250-member gym in defiance of state orders on Monday, the same day Musk restarted his huge San Francisco Bay Area factory despite being told not …

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4 years, 10 months ago

Elon Musk threatens to move Tesla headquarters to Nevada or Texas over shutdown

LA Times

Tesla will move its headquarters out of California “immediately” to Nevada or Texas, Elon Musk said via tweet Saturday morning. In the same Twitter message, he threatened to abandon the company’s Fremont, Calif., auto assembly plant, depending “on how Tesla is treated in the future.” In another, he said he would sue the county authorities. Musk engaged in a series …

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5 years, 2 months ago

SC on Kashmir internet shutdown: Prohibitory orders under Section 144 can't be imposed to suppress legitimate expression of opinion

Firstpost

The Supreme Court of India has ordered the government to restore internet access in Kashmir for all essential services. — Nikhil Pahwa January 10, 2020 Speaking on the court order to Tech2, technology lawyer Mishi Choudhary said, “Today the Supreme Court of India has finally put an end to the dubious practice of using Section 144 Criminal Procedure Code to …

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5 years, 2 months ago

CAA & NRC Protests: The Problematic Internet Shutdown Orders

Live Law

Countrywide protests have taken place after the passage of the Citizen Amendment Act, 2019 and its consequences with respect to the National Register of Citizens. Thus, the suspension orders for internet shutdowns, issued by the State Police officials are ultra vires and is not in accordance with the Suspension Rules. Court's View: under CAA and NRC Protests Amid the CAA …

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6 years, 2 months ago

State Dept orders staff back to work, says they will be paid

CNN

Washington CNN — The State Department is ordering its staff back to work next week, pledging that it will find the money to pay them despite the partial government shutdown. We are best positioned to do so with fully staffed embassies, consulates, and domestic offices.” “As a result, all State Department direct-hire employees and State Department locally employed staff are …

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10 years, 3 months ago

Ban on rallies in Hyderabad on Babri anniversary