Offensive Online Content

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.

The Supreme Court is seeking status reports of the internet intermediaries and the government on the steps taken so far to eliminate circulation of child pornography, rape videos and images. The direction was given by a bench of two judges. The bench has scheduled the matter for the next hearing on November 3.

Andhra Pradesh High Court has issued notices to 44 people for offensive posts on social media directed at the judiciary over its decision to hand the Dr Sudhakar case to the CBI; on Tuesday, 49 others had been served similar notices

When users hit "send" on their reply, they will be told if the words in their tweet are similar to those in posts that have been reported, and asked if they would like to revise it or not.

Six people have been arrested for sharing online pictures and videos containing sexually offensive content against children, the police said today.

Singapore police on Tuesday said it was investigating an online rap video allegedly containing offensive content, featuring an Indian-origin duo, made in response to a recent advertisement by an e-payment website.

Google said on Friday it worked hard to remove ads appearing on pages or videos with hate speech, gory or offensive content but with 400 hours of video uploaded to YouTube every minute it did not always get it right.

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.

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, "is unconstitutional and we have no hesitation in striking it down," said Justice RF Nariman, reading out the...

Google fired against a proposal that would force it and other online news content aggregators to pay German newspapers for news in Web searches.

Google India has removed web pages deemed offensive to Indian political and religious leaders to comply with a court case that has raised censorship fears in the world's largest democracy, media reported Monday.

Google India has removed web pages deemed offensive to Indian political and religious leaders to comply with a court case that has raised censorship fears in the world's largest democracy, media reported Monday.

The government has sanctioned the prosecution of executives from companies like Google and Facebook for objectionable content posted online. Yesterday, the Delhi High Court warned that like China, India can shut down these sites. 21 internet companies are in legal trouble.

Court hearings on Friday did not bring any respite for Google or Facebook, both of who are in legal trouble over obscene material posted on their sites. Yesterday, the Delhi High Court wanted that like China, India can shut down these sites.

The government has sanctioned the prosecution of executives from companies like Google and Facebook for objectionable content posted online. Yesterday, the Delhi High Court warned that like China, India can shut down these sites. 22 internet companies are in legal trouble. Charges against them will include "promoting enemity between groups" and "d...

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.

The Supreme Court is seeking status reports of the internet intermediaries and the government on the steps taken so far to eliminate circulation of child pornography, rape videos and images. The direction was given by a bench of two judges. The bench has scheduled the matter for the next hearing on November 3.

Andhra Pradesh High Court has issued notices to 44 people for offensive posts on social media directed at the judiciary over its decision to hand the Dr Sudhakar case to the CBI; on Tuesday, 49 others had been served similar notices

When users hit "send" on their reply, they will be told if the words in their tweet are similar to those in posts that have been reported, and asked if they would like to revise it or not.

Six people have been arrested for sharing online pictures and videos containing sexually offensive content against children, the police said today.

Singapore police on Tuesday said it was investigating an online rap video allegedly containing offensive content, featuring an Indian-origin duo, made in response to a recent advertisement by an e-payment website.

Google said on Friday it worked hard to remove ads appearing on pages or videos with hate speech, gory or offensive content but with 400 hours of video uploaded to YouTube every minute it did not always get it right.

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.

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, "is unconstitutional and we have no hesitation in striking it down," said Justice RF Nariman, reading out the...

Google fired against a proposal that would force it and other online news content aggregators to pay German newspapers for news in Web searches.

Google India has removed web pages deemed offensive to Indian political and religious leaders to comply with a court case that has raised censorship fears in the world's largest democracy, media reported Monday.

Google India has removed web pages deemed offensive to Indian political and religious leaders to comply with a court case that has raised censorship fears in the world's largest democracy, media reported Monday.

The government has sanctioned the prosecution of executives from companies like Google and Facebook for objectionable content posted online. Yesterday, the Delhi High Court warned that like China, India can shut down these sites. 21 internet companies are in legal trouble.

Court hearings on Friday did not bring any respite for Google or Facebook, both of who are in legal trouble over obscene material posted on their sites. Yesterday, the Delhi High Court wanted that like China, India can shut down these sites.

The government has sanctioned the prosecution of executives from companies like Google and Facebook for objectionable content posted online. Yesterday, the Delhi High Court warned that like China, India can shut down these sites. 22 internet companies are in legal trouble. Charges against them will include "promoting enemity between groups" and "d...