Supreme Court asks Maharashtra to explain Facebook arrests

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  • Published On: November 30, 2012
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The Supreme Court has asked the Maharashtra government to explain why two young women there were arrested for their posts on Facebook last week. The arrests were made under a contentious internet law whose vague wording makes it easy to misuse - it allows for up to three years in jail for "annoying" and "offensive" messages sent electronically.

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