Censorship – Social Media
The FIRs lodged against freelance journalists Zakir Ali Tyagi and Wasim Akram Tyagi for tweeting that a scrap seller, Firoze Qureshi, was a victim of mob lynching, have confirmed fears of the new criminal laws being misused to curb free speech. They also underscore the lacunae in the new provisions on mob lynching. On July […] Read More
In a partial victory for journalist Shyam Meera Singh, Justice Jasmeet Singh of the Delhi High Court, in a hearing on Jan 10, 2024, ordered the removal of the video from all social media platforms within 24 hours but permitted him to upload a fresh video with a disclaimer stating that the ‘offending’ portions and […] Read More
On Thursday, Jan 4, 2024, journalist Shyam Meera Singh faces a court in Delhi to decide whether his Youtube programme “How Gurmeet Ram Rahim fooled his Bhakts?” should be taken down, pending hearing of a civil defamation case filed by the chief of the religious order, the Dera Sacha Sauda. The case comes up before […] Read More
Having just shaken off a regime that was notoriously intolerant of criticism, citizens of Karnataka might have thought they could breathe – and speak – freely. Not so. On the same day that Siddaramaiah was taking oath as Chief Minister, one Shantanamurthy MG, a government school teacher in Chitradurga district received a suspension order for […] Read More
The judgement of the Supreme Court granting bail to the AltNews co-founder, Mohammed Zubair, delivered by Justice Dr Dhananjaya Chandrachud on July 22, 2022, reinforced the freedom of expression of journalists, besides affirming the right of citizens to bail and a curb on the the punishing process of being charged in multiple cases across different […] Read More
Shyam Meera Singh said that ‘there is the freedom to murder and lynch but there is no freedom to criticise Modi or the current government; if there was freedom, why would he face termination? (Republished with permission from GauriLankeshNews). In an autocratic move, Aaj Tak, a Hindi-language news channel operating under the India Today group […] Read More
If Twitter India continues in this vein, perhaps it will also see the kind of mass migration to Signal or Telegram that Whatsapp experienced a few weeks ago, following its restrictive and unilateral privacy policy. Media users need plural media platforms. That's one way of ensuring that free speech is protected. Read More
Dev Desai, well known social activist from Gujarat, was in for a shock this afternoon when WhatsApp sent him a message that he was blocked from using their service! Totally clueless as to why the popular messaging service took this extreme step, Desai took to Twitter to let people know he was no longer able […] Read More
In the saddest way, the Supreme Court, by upholding a contempt charge against Senior advocate Prashant Bhushan for a tweet critiquing the judiciary, actually ended up confirming the substance of the tweet! A three-judge bench, comprising Justice Arun Mishra, B R Gavai and Krishna Murari, held that Bhushan was guilty of contempt. Twitter India, the […] Read More
Janta kaReporter has been following up on a shocking story: 20 lakh missing EVMs. Based on RTI replies obtained by a Mumbai-based activist, Manoranjan Roy, the website said that the Bengaluru-based BEL and Hyderabad-based ECIL had admitted supplying nearly 40 lakh EVMs to the Election Commission, the national poll body said it only had a […] Read More
“I uploaded a video of a song which was anti Modi and anti-BJP and within half an hour, I got a message that it was taken down. So fast, I just put it up and they took it down,” says Rajesh Shah, an advertising professional. Shah got a message that the video had violated Facebook’s […] Read More
Dhruv Rathee, a YouTube creator who makes Hindi-language videos analysing controversial political issues, tweeted today (March 18) that Facebook banned him from posting for 30 days. The first phase of India’s election falls on April 11. Twelve hours after he first posted about the ban, Rathee tweeted that Facebook had restored his account and removed […] Read More
Ten activists including Aruna Roy, Arundhati Roy, Bezwada Wilson and Indu Prakash Singh, came out strongly in support of Prashant Bhushan after the Supreme Court on February 6 issued notice to the senior advocate. Notice was issued in the petitions filed by the Attorney General and Central Government seeking to initiate criminal contempt against Bhushan. […] Read More
By Geeta Seshu The arrest of Manipuri student leader Thokchom Veewon on sedition charges for his Facebook posts on the controversial Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB) is yet another example of the jittery response of the state to any expression of dissent. Thokchom Veewon was charged with inciting violence by his online posts. Incredibly, these posts […] Read More
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July 27th, 2020
Censorship - Social Media, Commentaries
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