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Centre Asks States Not To File Cases Under Scrapped Section 66A Of IT Act
The Centre has asked states and Union Territories to ask all police stations not to register cases under the defunct Section 66A of the Information Technology Act.
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"Shocking": Supreme Court Notice To Centre On Cases Under Scrapped Law
The Supreme Court on Monday expressed shock and displeasure on being told that over 1,000 cases had been filed under Section 66A of the IT Act - a scrapped law that allowed police to arrest people for posting "offensive" content online.
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Kashmir Police Files FIR Against VPN Users Accessing Social Media Sites Under UAPA, Scrapped Law
Kashmir police has filed a first information report (FIR) against social media users employing proxy servers and VPN to access social media services under the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.
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Supreme Court Verdict on Section 66A Good, But Not Related to Me: Azam Khan
Uttar Pradesh minister and senior Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan today distanced himself from the recent Supreme Court verdict scrapping the controversial Section 66A of the Information Technology Act.
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Why I, Shreya Singhal, Challenged Section 66(A)
I filed the petition challenging Section 66(A) of the IT Act, 2010, in 2012 after the arrests of the two young girls in Maharashtra, I was so shocked as to why they were arrested and even more so when I read the section 66(A) under which they were arrested
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Section 66 (A) Scrapped: On Online Freedom, Government's Balancing Act
Hours after the Supreme Court struck down the Section 66A of the Information and Technology Act, 2000, agreeing it infringed on free speech, the government said it was ready to amend the law if needed, "objectively" after "widest consultation".
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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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Supreme Court Reserves Orders on Validity of Section 66A of IT Act
After marathon arguments, the Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its orders on pleas challenging the validity of provisions of the IT Act giving powers to arrest those who write offensive posts on social media.
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Centre Asks States Not To File Cases Under Scrapped Section 66A Of IT Act
The Centre has asked states and Union Territories to ask all police stations not to register cases under the defunct Section 66A of the Information Technology Act.
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"Shocking": Supreme Court Notice To Centre On Cases Under Scrapped Law
The Supreme Court on Monday expressed shock and displeasure on being told that over 1,000 cases had been filed under Section 66A of the IT Act - a scrapped law that allowed police to arrest people for posting "offensive" content online.
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Kashmir Police Files FIR Against VPN Users Accessing Social Media Sites Under UAPA, Scrapped Law
Kashmir police has filed a first information report (FIR) against social media users employing proxy servers and VPN to access social media services under the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.
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Supreme Court Verdict on Section 66A Good, But Not Related to Me: Azam Khan
Uttar Pradesh minister and senior Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan today distanced himself from the recent Supreme Court verdict scrapping the controversial Section 66A of the Information Technology Act.
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Why I, Shreya Singhal, Challenged Section 66(A)
I filed the petition challenging Section 66(A) of the IT Act, 2010, in 2012 after the arrests of the two young girls in Maharashtra, I was so shocked as to why they were arrested and even more so when I read the section 66(A) under which they were arrested
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Section 66 (A) Scrapped: On Online Freedom, Government's Balancing Act
Hours after the Supreme Court struck down the Section 66A of the Information and Technology Act, 2000, agreeing it infringed on free speech, the government said it was ready to amend the law if needed, "objectively" after "widest consultation".
-
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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Supreme Court Reserves Orders on Validity of Section 66A of IT Act
After marathon arguments, the Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its orders on pleas challenging the validity of provisions of the IT Act giving powers to arrest those who write offensive posts on social media.
