7 July 2023 Ignoring grammar to undermine speech The Karnataka High Court has upheld the practice of the Union Government to block accounts on Twitter without granting users a hearing. Categories Intermediary Liability/Speech
22 June 2023 Allahabad HC judicially censors a documentary Al Jazeera’s documentary titled ‘India..who lit the fuse?’ has been temporarily banned without even examining its contents or hearing counsel for Al Jazeera. Categories Right to Information/Speech
27 May 2023 SCOTUS decides to not interfere with 26 words that made the internet While SCOTUS has decided not reduce the scope of the 26 words in Section 230(c)(1), the Government of India wants to do away with safe harbour altogether and change the internet as we know it. Categories Foreign Cases/Intermediary Liability
3 May 2023 Punjab and Haryana High Court imagining that there’s no countries? In 1971, John Lennon famously asked us to imagine there’s no countries. While philosophically this is a worthwhile endeavor, it is important that Courts in India remember that their jurisdiction does not extend beyond India’s borders. The Punjab and Haryana High Court did not do so in its order dated 20.02.2023 in Court on its Own Motion v. Union of... Categories Technology Law
