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Government to amend IT act? 01 December 2012
Under tremendous pressure from the Supreme Court and millions of netizens across the country, Minister of State for Communication and IT, Milind Deora accepted misuse of the Information Technology (IT) Act and said that the government is open to making...
Keywords: Shreya Singhal, Bal Thackeray Facebook controversy, Section 66A amendment, Facebook arrests
Read MoreTV editor-in-chief receives life threats after airing a show on TV 20 July 2012
Rajat Sharma, India TV editor in chief, had talked to the Delhi Police after he was threatened by numerous phone calls and messages from people he didn't know. He lodged a complaint stating that the threats started after a program...
Keywords: Rajat Sharma, Delhi Police, India TV, India TV
Read MoreObjectionable Fb posts- SC's verdict 16 May 2013
Although a blanket permission is not given by the Supreme Court of India for posting any objectionable comments on the face book, SC insisted on the permission of a senior police officer before arresting a person on those charges. Supreme...
Keywords: Government of Maharashtra, Supreme Court of India, State Governments, People’s Union of Civil Liberties (PUCL) Jaya Vindhyala
Read MoreThackeray Children file complaint to remove fake social network accounts 01 December 2012
Amidst the heated controversy going on over whether to amend the section 66A of the Information Technology act or not, the young family members of the late Bal Thackeray, the main protagonist of the whole drama are playing their part...
Keywords: fake facebook account, fake facebook account, Raj Thackeray fake facebook account, Urvashi Thackeray fake twitter account
Read MoreSection 66A of IT Act, 'unconstitutional' 24 March 2015
In a landmark ruling, the Supreme Court quashed Section 66 A of IT Act that allowed arrests for objectionable content online. The apex court, while passing its ruling, observed that the Section 66A of the IT Act was 'too vague...
Keywords: Right to Freedom of Speech, Section 66A, Right to Freedom of Speech, Section 66A
Read MoreOK with Social Media comments! 04 February 2015
The Centre on Tuesday said to the Supreme Court that Facebook and other social media comments on certain issues relating to public interest are not offence under section 66A of IT Act as the comments are related to freedom of...
Keywords: Facebook, Facebook, freedom of speech and expression, Facebook
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