In a written reply to the Lok Sabha, Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Som Parkash said that these mobile applications were blocked in the interest of sovereignty, integrity, defence and security of the state.
The action was taken by invoking emergency provisions of the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021.
Twitter prima facie was in compliance with the new IT Rules by appointing a Chief Compliance Officer (CCO), Centre told HC.
An NGO pled in court that people are still being booked under Section 66A of the Information Technology Act that was scrapped by an apex court verdict in 2015.
The Supreme Court on Monday termed as “amazing” and “shocking” that people are still being booked under the Section 66A of the Information Technology Act, which was scrapped by the apext court verdict in 2015.
New Delhi, Dec 14: Against the backdrop of some arrests on posting on social networking sites, Telecom and IT Minister Kapil Sibal on Friday said a provision in the Information Technology Act has been misused
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