India: Issued judgment in lawsuit challenging MeitY's rules pertaining to identification of fake content against the government on social media (Kunal Kamra v Union of India and Others)

Issued judgment in lawsuit challenging MeitY's rules pertaining to identification of fake content against the government on social media (Kunal Kamra v Union of India and Others)

On 21 March 2024, the Supreme Court of India stayed the notification of a Fact-Check Unit (FCU) under the amended Information Technology Rules, 2023 (IT Rules 2023), pending a final decision by the High Court of Bombay. The plaintiff, supported by r…

Scope

Policy Area

Content moderation

Policy Instrument

Content moderation regulation

Regulated Economic Activity

platform intermediary: user-generated content

Implementation Level

national

Government Branch

judiciary

Government Body

supreme court

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2023-04-10

under deliberation

On 10 April 2023, a Petition was filed in the High Court of Bombay challenging the Information Tech…

2024-03-11

concluded

On 11 March 2024, the High Court of Bombay refused to grant an interim stay on establishing a Fact-…

2024-03-15

under appeal

On 15 March 2024, the Plaintiff moved to the Supreme Court of India seeking an interim stay on the …

2024-03-21

under investigation

On 21 March 2024, the Supreme Court of India stayed the notification of a Fact-Check Unit (FCU) und…

2024-09-20

in force

On 20 September 2024, the Bombay High Court issued a ruling in a lawsuit concerning the government'…

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Issued judgment in lawsuit challenging MeitY's rules pertaining to identification of fake content against the government on social media (Kunal Kamra v Union of India and Others)

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