Baswaraj v. State of Karnataka

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Baswaraj v. State of Karnataka

Baswaraj v. State of Karnataka In the High Court of Karnataka Crl.P. 200217/2017 Before Justice B A Patil Decided on February 17, 2017 Relevancy of the case: Quashing of FIR in a case involving offensive comments on a Facebook post. … Read More

Zahir Abbas Shabu Bayad v. State of Gujarat

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Zahir Abbas Shabu Bayad v. State of Gujarat

Zahir Abbas Shabu Bayad v. State of Gujarat In the High Court of Gujarat Cri. Misc. App. (For Regular Bail) 14055/2014 Before Justice A.J. Desai Decided on September 05, 2014 Relevancy of the case: Bail application in a case involving … Read More

Global Removal of Defamatory Content

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Social media platforms have taken centre-stage in our daily lives. Memes are being shared rapidly on various social media handles and it is pertinent to note that such images may defame public figures, politicians, friends, families, etc. Given that Section … Read More

The Great Indian WhatsApp University

Srushti IyerLaw

WhatsApp is one of the most popular platforms for communication in India. With a user base of more than 400 million users, it has unfortunately become one of the most misused platforms, as far as misinformation and fake news are … Read More

Forwarding derogatory post on Facebook: S. Ve Shekar Case

The Cyber Blog IndiaLaw

On an average, people spend more than 135 minutes (Statista Survey) on Social Media websites by liking, commenting, sharing, retweeting and double tapping posts from people and pages. With the reach of social media exceeding the other modes of communication, … Read More

Digital India Myths: Facebook

Raj PagariyaCyber Security

Facebook

This post is the third in the series about the myths people in India have about Computers, Mobiles, the Internet and Cyber Space. Here are some common theories about Facebook in India. With over 120 million users on Facebook, India … Read More

Some tips to avoid Facebook Identity Theft

Arpan SinhaCyber Security

Facebook is the most widely used social networking platform, and hence the most vulnerable one. Most of the identity thefts around the web happens through Facebook, thus you mustn’t hold your guard down for any reason. Here are a few … Read More