Google Claims New IT Rules Not Applicable to its Search Engine, Delhi HC Seeks Govt Reply
A single-judge bench had earlier applied the rules on the company while dealing with an issue related to removal of offending content from the internet.
Representative Image. A Google logo is shown at one of the company s office complexes in Irvine, California on July 27, 2020. Photo: Reuters/Mike Blake
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New Delhi: Google LLC has contended that Information Technology rules for digital media are not applicable to its search engine, and urged the Delhi high court on Wednesday to set aside a single-judge order which applied the rules on the company while dealing with an issue related to removal of offending content from the internet.
Google LLC moved a plea on Wednesday in the Delhi High Court seeking interim protection against its declaration as a "Social Media Intermediary" (SMI) under the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Ethics Code) .
India Business News: Google LLC has contended that Information Technology rules for digital media are not applicable to its search engine, and urged the Delhi high court o
Google on Wednesday clarified that its Search engine is not classified to be part of the new IT intermediary guidelines 2021, urging the Delhi High Court to set aside an order that puts Google Search as part of the new IT rules.The single judge .