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India: Delhi High Court ordered Wikimedia Foundation to remove content on Wikipedia commenting on ongoing legal proceedings in lawsuit (CS(OS) No. 524/2024)

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Delhi 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…

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

On 9 July 2024, Asian News International Media filed a defamation lawsuit in the Delhi High Court a…

2024-08-20
under investigation

On 20 August 2024, the Delhi High Court ordered the Wikimedia Foundation to disclose the identities…

2024-09-05
under investigation

On 5 September 2024, the Delhi High Court warned the Wikimedia Foundation that it could face contem…

2024-10-16
in force

On 16 October 2024, the Delhi High Court issued an order directing the Wikimedia Foundation to take…

2025-04-02
under investigation

On 2 April 2025, the Delhi High Court ruled on Asian News International's (ANI) plea against the Wi…

2025-04-08
in force

On 8 April 2025, a division bench of the Delhi High Court upheld a previous ruling requiring Wikipe…