After a video of two Manipur women being paraded naked by a mob and sexually assaulted sparked outrage, the Centre has asked Twitter and other social media platforms to take down the video. Tweets of some accounts that had shared the video have been withheld in India, in response to the government’s demand.
“Some links have been shared with social media companies to take down the video as it could further disrupt the law and order situation in the state,” a senior government official said, requesting anonymity.
The Centre has powers to issue content takedown orders to social media companies under Section 69 (A) of the Information Technology Act, 2000. What is Section 69 (A), and what have different courts said about it?
What is Section 69 (A)?
Section 69 of the IT Act allows the…
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