Our modern-day public squares are social media platforms. They serve as forums for healthy public discourse where users exchange knowledge freely. However, there is a worrying trend among social media platforms to stifle conservative ideas and perspectives. To counter this, … Read More
Prashant Jagdish Kanaujiya v. State of U.P. In the High Court of Allahabad Misc. 7974/2020 Before Justice Pankaj Kumar Jaiswal and Justice Karunesh Singh Pawar Decided on May 08, 2020 Relevancy of the case: Quashing of a first information report … Read More
Antony Clement Rubin v. Union of India In the High Court of Madras WP 20774/2018 Before Justice S Manikumar and Justice Subramonium Prasad Decided on April 25, 2019 Relevancy of the case: Directing social media and utility platforms to mandatorily … Read More
India is witnessing an increasing number of cases of missing children. The distressed parents and guardians believe that circulating images of their child will help locate him or her quickly. With that in mind, they take the help of the … Read More
Amish Devgan v. Union of India & Ors. In the Supreme Court of India WP (Crl.) 160/2020 Before Justice A.M. Khanwilkar and Justice Sanjiv Khanna Decided on December 07, 2020 Relevancy of the case: Protection from arrest under Section 66F … Read More
Alok Kumar Brara v. Sarah Jane CS(OS) 199/2018 In the High Court of Delhi Before Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw Decided on May 13, 2019 Relevancy of the case: Deactivating a fake account for publishing defamatory/derogatory tweets. Statutes & Provisions Involved … Read More
Do you have a social media account? The answer to this question is very obvious and having an online presence on multiple social media platforms is a norm these days. Today’s tech-savvy world does believe that social media connects people from different corners … Read More
How many times has a text from your ex-boyfriend/girlfriend made you afraid? If the number is high, the probability that message being threatening or derogatory is equally high. A person being threatened of his/her integrity via illicit images and videos … Read More
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