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For Offensive Content Online, Can't File Case Under Scrapped Law: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court today directed no citizen can be prosecuted under section 66A of the Information Technology Act, 2000, which it had scrapped way back in 2015.
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Twitter Blocked 1,122 URLs in India This Year Up to June on MeitY Directions, MoS IT Says
Twitter blocked 1,122 URLs in India in the current year, up to June, according to details shared by Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar. The blocking orders, under section 69A of the IT Act, 2000, were issued by the ministry in the first six months of the year. Based on data shared, the number of blocked URLs appear to hav...
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Freedom of Speech Online: Supreme Court Verdict on Section 66A Today
The Supreme Court is expected to deliver a verdict today on the validity of Section 66 A of Information and Technology Act 2000. The Section gives the police powers to arrest those who post objectionable content online and provides for a three-year jail term.
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For Offensive Content Online, Can't File Case Under Scrapped Law: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court today directed no citizen can be prosecuted under section 66A of the Information Technology Act, 2000, which it had scrapped way back in 2015.
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Twitter Blocked 1,122 URLs in India This Year Up to June on MeitY Directions, MoS IT Says
Twitter blocked 1,122 URLs in India in the current year, up to June, according to details shared by Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar. The blocking orders, under section 69A of the IT Act, 2000, were issued by the ministry in the first six months of the year. Based on data shared, the number of blocked URLs appear to hav...
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Freedom of Speech Online: Supreme Court Verdict on Section 66A Today
The Supreme Court is expected to deliver a verdict today on the validity of Section 66 A of Information and Technology Act 2000. The Section gives the police powers to arrest those who post objectionable content online and provides for a three-year jail term.
