#blockingrules - Twitter Hashtag

over 1 year ago

#PressCoverage #BlockingRules The Supreme Court on Monday (March 3, 2025) sought the response of the government on a plea challenging Rules empowering it to block content on social media platforms without prior notice or fair hearing to persons who upload them, reported @the_hindu. A Bench headed by Justice B.R. Gavai issued notice to the Union of India and @GoI_MeitY on a writ petition filed by @SFLCin, challenging provisions of the Information Technology (Procedure and Safeguards for Blocking for Access of Information by Public) Rules, 2009. Read the full report here: https://t.co/b4SHM4hvTa @kdrajagopal

SFLC.in

@SFLCin

over 1 year ago

#HearingUpdate #BlockingRules Supreme Court issues notice on @SFLCin’s legal challenge to Rule 16 of the Information Technology Blocking Rules of 2009. The rule extinguishes the possibility of providing hearing, reasons for blocking, or final order with regard to content posted online by a user. The petition also prays for a reading down of Rule 8 and Rule 9, which provide for the procedure for blocking information. Senior Advocate Indira Jaising appeared for https://t.co/X7ipfsWjp2 and counsels Prasanth Sugathan, Arjun Adrian D’Souza and Syed Haroon assisted in the matter. @IJaising @PrasanthTweets @parasnsingh95 @arjunadriandsa @Haruined #SupremeCourtOfIndia #ITrules #contentblocking #FreedomOfSpeech

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@SFLCin

over 1 year ago

#HearingUpdate #BlockingRules Supreme Court issues notice on @SFLCin’s legal challenge to Rule 16 of the Information Technology Blocking Rules of 2009. The rule extinguishes the possibility of providing hearing, reasons for blocking, or final order with regard to content posted online by a user. The petition also prays for a reading down of Rule 8 and Rule 9, which provide for the procedure for blocking information. Senior Advocate Indira Jaising appeared for https://t.co/X7ipfsWjp2 and counsels Prasanth Sugathan, Arjun Adrian D’Souza and Syed Haroon assisted in the matter. @IJaising @PrasanthTweets @parasnsingh95 @arjunadriandsa @Haruined #SupremeCourtOfIndia #ITrules #contentblocking #FreedomOfSpeech

Bar and Bench

@barandbench

over 1 year ago

#SupremeCourt hears the plea by Software Freedom Law Centre regarding complaints against tweets and how the originator of the tweet is not served a notice before it is taken off Sr Adv Indira Jaising: govt has the power to take down information, but notice should be given to the person who put out that tweet and it is a violation of principles of natural justice. #SupremeCourt