Twitter Calls on Indian Government to Respect Free Speech
After the government targeted posts criticizing its response to the coronavirus spread, Twitter said it would push back on what it called “intimidation tactics.”
Twitter said Thursday that India had asked it to remove posts about the government response to the coronavirus. Company executives in India are subject to imprisonment.Credit.Laura Morton for The New York Times
May 27, 2021Updated 2:23 p.m. ET
NEW DELHI Twitter pushed back on Thursday against India’s increasingly heavy-handed efforts to control online speech, calling on the government to respect freedom of expression and criticizing what it called “intimidation tactics” by the country’s police.
Kerala High Court issues stay on IT Rules 2021 after LiveLaw moves petition
March 11, 2021
Legal news portal LiveLaw on Wednesday obtained a stay from the Kerala High Court against any coercive action the government may take against the publisher under the new Intermediary Rules 2021 issued under the Information Technology Act, 2000. The new rules require the publication to join a self-regulatory body and appoint a grievance officer, among other requirements.
“The respondents shall not take any coercive action against the petitioners for non- compliance of the provisions contained in Part III of Exhibit P1 Rules, as the petitioners are the publishers of law reports and legal literature,” Justice PV Asha said in the order. The case will next be heard on March 18 for detailed arguments.
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