A division bench of the Court is slated to decide on a case filed by X Corp (Twitter) questioning the Central government's orders to block certain tweets in 2021-22, which was later confirmed by a review committee.
The article provides an understanding of the opinion rendered by Justice GS Patel in Kunal Kamra v. Union of India and issues relating to the constitutional validity of the 2023 Amendment to the IT intermediary Rules.
WhatsApp banned 7,196,000 accounts in India between November 1 and November 30, 2023, with 1,954,000 accounts being proactively banned. The report also emphasizes the company s focus on abuse prevention and provides insights into user grievances and corresponding actions taken.
In light of this development, Additional Solicitor General Anil Singh informed the court that it will extend the formation of fact checking body till July 10.