Misuse of S. 111 BNS | SC stays arrest of YSR Congress Party’s social media head for 2 weeks
The petitioner alleged that S. 111 of Nyaya Samhita, 2023 is being misused as a tool to stifle the voice of the opposition party.
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Know Thy Judge | Justice Tashi Rabstan, 37th Chief Justice of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court
Justice Tashi Rabstan was earlier recommended to be appointed as Chief Justice of Meghalaya High Court; however, the SC Collegium modified its proposal to recommend him as Chief Justice of his parent High Court of J&K and Ladakh.
[R.G. Kar Rape and Murder case] Calcutta HC seeks report from CBI on objectionable social media comments on victim’s picture
The copies of the social media posts submitted before the Court revealed nasty and unacceptable comments regarding the rape and murder victim.
Bombay HC directs deletion of offending post on YouTube against Malabar Gold Ltd. for being per se defamatory and reckless
Several defamatory statements were made against Malabar Gold Ltd. by Respondent 1 on his YouTube channel titled “Marunadan Malayali”.
Read why SCOTUS dismissed challenge to Federal communications pertaining to content moderation by social media platforms to suppress misleading information
The Court found that the respondents could not establish locus standi to seek any injunction against the impugned communications vis-a-vis content moderation by social media to suppress misleading information especially related to Covid-19 and 2020 Presidential Elections.
Crucial to extend education to encompass concept of ‘Virtual Touch’ apart from ‘Good and Bad Touch’; Delhi HC rejects bail application of POCSO accused
The Delhi High Court says that efforts must be taken to teach children about critical thinking skills to assess the credibility of online contacts and safeguard their personal information.
Does blocking comments on social-media page by Public Official constitute State Action? SCOTUS deliberates
In the instant case, the City Manager of Port Huron, Michigan, blocked a Facebook user for expressing his displeasure at the city’s approach to Covid-19 pandemic.
‘Aggrieved parties in cases of Doxing cannot be rendered remedy-less’; Delhi High Court directs X to reveal subscriber information
The term ‘Doxing’ comes from the phrase ‘dropping documents’ or ‘dropping dox’ on someone, which appears to have originated in 1990s, that involved uncovering and revealing the identity of people who fostered anonymity.
[Investment Scam] Delhi HC directs removing of accounts impersonating Akshay Tanna, head at KKR Advisors, on social media to deceive public
“The unknown operators of the profiles and groups are not associated with Akshay Tanna or KKR Advisors India (P) Ltd. and have not been authorized in any manner to offer financial trading and investment related advice on their behalf.”
MeitY issues advisory against AI-Deepfakes on social media and other platforms
“It was the G overnment’s mission to ensure safe and trusted internet and all intermediaries are accountable for the safety and trust of the Digital Nagriks.”
Humans of Bombay cannot claim copyright on images, photographs or videos; Delhi High Court refuses injunction against People of India
The present suit relates to the idea of a storytelling platform, there can be no monopoly over the running of such a platform. However, all such platforms that share stories about various individuals/subjects would be attaching/incorporating their own creative ways to communicate and disseminate the said stories, which constitute the expression. Such expression is protectable under Copyright law.
Karnataka HC modifies Trial Court order suspending the account of “The Liver Doctor”; Allows access on a condition
The Court allowed the petitioner to access his X (formerly Twitter) account called ‘The Liver Doc’, after an undertaking was given that he will temporarily hide the alleged defamatory posts against Himalaya Wellness.
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Bengaluru Court issues mandatory injunction to X Corp to suspend social media account of “The Liver Doctor”
The order was issued in a defamation suit filed by Himalaya Wellness Company who argued that the statements made by @theliverdr on X (formerly Twitter) has negatively impacted its business.
‘Photographs are identical/imitative’; Delhi High Court issues notice to ‘People of India’ portal in a copyright infringement suit by ‘Humans of Bombay’
“The portal, People of India is approaching the very same subjects who are shown on the website, Humans of Bombay, in order to create an imitative platform.”
Karnataka High Court dismisses Twitter’s plea challenging MeiTY blocking orders; Slaps hefty cost of Rs. 50 Lakhs
Twitter had knocked the doors of the High Court after Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology issued its orders under S. 69-A of Information and Technology Act, 2000
Inherent powers of High Court are well defined: Allahabad High Court refuses to quash case against man accused of posting Lord Hanuman’s disrespectable picture
Allahabad High Court reiterated that at the stage of taking cognizance, the Court should not get in the merits of the case, and at such stage, the Court’s power is limited.
Can Twitter or other social media sites, be held liable for any content posted by ISIS on its platform? SCOTUS answers
SCOTUS unanimously held that the plaintiffs failed to allege that the social media sites had intentionally provided any substantial aid or systemically assisted ISIS, which directly led to the Reina Nightclub terror attack.
Formulate programmes to educate teenagers who post intimate content on social media without consent: Delhi High Court directs DSLSA
In a case of consensual adolescent mutual love, there will be no place of abusing, blackmailing, inducement, threat, violence, pressurizing and threatening the prosecutrix to convert her religion for forcibly getting married even when she wanted to get out of the abusive relationship.
[Right to be forgotten]|Orissa High Court directs State to remove intimate video of the victim from all social media platforms
Orissa High Court said that the legal possibilities of being forgotten On-line and Off-line, cries for widespread debate. It is also an undeniable fact that the implementation of the right to be forgotten is a thorny issue in terms of practicality and technological nuances.