India: Asian News International lawsuit against Wikimedia Foundation for alleged defamatory comments on Wikipedia
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Delhi High Court upheld order for Wikimedia Foundation to remove allegedly defamatory content against ANI Media
On 8 April 2025, a division bench of the Delhi High Court upheld a previous ruling requiring Wikipedia to remove content considered defamatory towards ANI Media Pvt. Ltd. The Court, however, suspended two elements of the initial order. The first inc…
SourceDelhi High Court ordered Wikimedia Foundation to remove defamatory content against Asian News International Media on Wikipedia (CS(OS) No. 524/2024)
On 2 April 2025, the Delhi High Court ruled on Asian News International's (ANI) plea against the Wikimedia Foundation over allegedly defamatory content on ANI’s Wikipedia page. The Court found that the content, drawn from opinion pieces, violated Wi…
SourceDelhi High Court ordered Wikimedia Foundation to remove content on Wikipedia commenting on ongoing legal proceedings in lawsuit (CS(OS) No. 524/2024)
On 16 October 2024, the Delhi High Court issued an order directing the Wikimedia Foundation to take down pages on Wikipedia that commented on ongoing legal proceedings concerning ANI Media Pvt. Ltd. The Court held that the content in question, inclu…
SourceDelhi High Court issued notice against Wikimedia Foundation with a warning of contempt for failure to disclose identities of editors who had allegedly made defamatory comments against ANI Media on Wikipedia (CS(OS) No. 524/2024)
On 5 September 2024, the Delhi High Court warned the Wikimedia Foundation that it could face contempt proceedings for failing to comply with an earlier order issued on 20 August 2024 to disclose the identities of editors who had contributed disputed…
SourceDelhi High Court ordered Wikimedia Foundation to disclose identities of editors over alleged defamatory comments against ANI Media on Wikipedia (CS(OS) No. 524/2024)
On 20 August 2024, the Delhi High Court ordered the Wikimedia Foundation to disclose the identities of the editors who had contributed contentious statements to the Wikipedia page of ANI Media Pvt. Ltd., including language describing the agency as a…
SourceAsian News International filed lawsuit against Wikimedia Foundation over alleged defamatory content on Wikipedia (CS(OS) No. 524/2024)
On 9 July 2024, Asian News International Media filed a defamation lawsuit in the Delhi High Court against the Wikimedia Foundation, asserting that its Wikipedia page contained incorrect and harmful assertions about the news agency. The lawsuit alleg…
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