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The assertion made in the bail application that the complainant, “being a married woman, was mature and intelligent enough to understand the significance and consequences of her actions” is a specious argument that cannot absolve the accused of the allegations levelled against him.
The Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act makes it unlawful for any entity to provide certain services to distribute, maintain, or update a foreign adversary-controlled application in the United States.
Social media platforms, print media, other digital/non-digital mediums and other relevant intermediaries are also restrained from publishing, sharing, hosting, circulating, or promoting any further defamatory content about plaintiff.
The petitioner alleged that S. 111 of Nyaya Samhita, 2023 is being misused as a tool to stifle the voice of the opposition party.
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.
The copies of the social media posts submitted before the Court revealed nasty and unacceptable comments regarding the rape and murder victim.
Several defamatory statements were made against Malabar Gold Ltd. by Respondent 1 on his YouTube channel titled “Marunadan Malayali”.
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.
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.
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.
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.
“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.”
“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.”
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.
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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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.
“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.”
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
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.