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Dear Government, Social Media Needs No New Laws
Why do we need any new law for social media when we already have a defamation law? What we need is speedier justice.
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Section 66(A) Scrapped: Congress Admits Flaw in its Law on Offensive Online Content
New Delhi, March 24 (PTI) After the Supreme Court today struck down Section 66 (A) of the Information Technology Act, which allowed arrests for offensive online content, the Congress acknowledged that the law enacted by its government in 2008 was poorly drafted and vulnerable to misuse.
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Supreme Court Scraps Section 66(A), Bollywood Cheers
"Landmark judgement by Hon Supreme Court as it strikes down Sec 66(A) of IT Act. Freedom of thought & expression rightly upheld in a democracy," Madhur Bhandarkar tweeted
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What was Section 66(A)?
The Supreme Court has quashed Section 66(A) of the Information Technology Act on Tuesday, terming it "vague" and "unconstitutional". The controversial section has long been decried by activists, freedom of speech and internet freedom campaigners as being aimed solely at muzzling dissent and differences of opinion on the internet.
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Section 66(A) Scrapped: Meet Shreya Singhal, Petitioner Who Fought for Net Freedom
The end of a controversial law seen as an infringement of freedom of speech online marks a big victory for Shreya Singhal, the young law student who first challenged it in the Supreme Court.
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"Unconstitutional": Supreme Court Scraps Section 66A, Protects Online Freedom of Speech
The Supreme Court has scrapped a contentious law that was seen as a major infringement of the freedom of speech online because it allowed the arrest of a person for posting offensive content. Section 66A of the Information Technology Act, has been declared unconstitutional. Describing the law as "vague in its entirety," the judges said, it encroach...
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Allegations of U-turn as Government Prepares to Defend Controversial IT Rule
The BJP-led government is likely to defend before the Supreme Court a controversial provision in the Information Technology Act, sources have told NDTV.
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Dear Government, Social Media Needs No New Laws
Why do we need any new law for social media when we already have a defamation law? What we need is speedier justice.
-
Section 66(A) Scrapped: Congress Admits Flaw in its Law on Offensive Online Content
New Delhi, March 24 (PTI) After the Supreme Court today struck down Section 66 (A) of the Information Technology Act, which allowed arrests for offensive online content, the Congress acknowledged that the law enacted by its government in 2008 was poorly drafted and vulnerable to misuse.
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Supreme Court Scraps Section 66(A), Bollywood Cheers
"Landmark judgement by Hon Supreme Court as it strikes down Sec 66(A) of IT Act. Freedom of thought & expression rightly upheld in a democracy," Madhur Bhandarkar tweeted
-
What was Section 66(A)?
The Supreme Court has quashed Section 66(A) of the Information Technology Act on Tuesday, terming it "vague" and "unconstitutional". The controversial section has long been decried by activists, freedom of speech and internet freedom campaigners as being aimed solely at muzzling dissent and differences of opinion on the internet.
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Section 66(A) Scrapped: Meet Shreya Singhal, Petitioner Who Fought for Net Freedom
The end of a controversial law seen as an infringement of freedom of speech online marks a big victory for Shreya Singhal, the young law student who first challenged it in the Supreme Court.
-
"Unconstitutional": Supreme Court Scraps Section 66A, Protects Online Freedom of Speech
The Supreme Court has scrapped a contentious law that was seen as a major infringement of the freedom of speech online because it allowed the arrest of a person for posting offensive content. Section 66A of the Information Technology Act, has been declared unconstitutional. Describing the law as "vague in its entirety," the judges said, it encroach...
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Allegations of U-turn as Government Prepares to Defend Controversial IT Rule
The BJP-led government is likely to defend before the Supreme Court a controversial provision in the Information Technology Act, sources have told NDTV.
