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Petition against IT Rules 2021: Grounds for content removal too broad, unconstitutional 5 days ago In yet another challenge to the Indian government’s IT Rules 2021, one advocate Sanjay Kumar Singh has petitioned the Delhi High Court, arguing that the Rules are unconstitutional and should be struck down. He said that multiple provisions of the Rules do not meet the constitutional requirements of placing restrictions on free speech and expression, deserve to be struck down.  The court on Wednesday issued notice to the respondents: Union of India, MEITY, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, and Ministry of Law & Justice.  The Information Technology Rules 2021, notified last month, envisages tighter control on and higher due diligence by intermediaries over “unlawful content”, casting a wide net of what will be prohibited online. Under Section 3(1), intermediaries are required to remove content that is defamatory, invades another’s privacy, national security and public

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