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A writ petition has been moved by journalist Aarti Tikoo, founder and editor of The New Indian in the Delhi High Court challenging Twitter Incs decision to lock her account for allegedly making a tweet violating the social media platforms rules.

US-based messenger platform WhatsApp banned over 1.75 million Indian accounts in November last year for allegedly abusing its service, the company said in its sixth user safety monthly report on Jan 2.

MUMBAI: US-based messenger platform Whatsapp banned over 1.75 million Indian accounts in November last year for allegedly abusing its service, the...

WhatsApp has announced that over 17 lakh accounts were banned from the platform between the period of November 1 to November 30, 2021.

While the Chief Justice of India (CJI) NV Ramana’s tenure so far has been promising, the potential of the Supreme Court to stand up to the challenges of majoritarianism in politics and civil society will continue to be tested in the coming year, writes INDIRA JAISING

The action was taken under provisions of Rule 16 of the new Information Technology Rules which allows authorities to block content ‘in case of emergency’.

The court was hearing a PIL on Monday when it gave the injunction.

News organisations have opposed the rules, saying they will allow the government to directly control their content.

The Centre’s recent attempts to provide clarification over the notification fail to allay concerns raised by civil society, tech companies and internet users.

The Government of Indias Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeITY) sought clarification Friday from Facebook Indias Managing Director Ajit Mohan on the algorithms used by the company to moderate hate s...