India: Delhi 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)
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Delhi 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…
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
court
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2024-07-09
under deliberation
2024-08-20
under investigation
2024-09-05
under investigation
2024-10-16
in force
2025-04-02
under investigation