The Uttarakhand High Court imposed a Cost of Rs Fifty Thousand on Facebook for failing to file Counter Affidavit on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking direction to the respondents to frame guidelines to deal with cases of online extortion.
Even as we have witnessed a pandemic of epic proportions, there is what is called as an infodemic. And human civilisation faces a major threat from it.
A case of a woman claiming she was “gang raped” after entering Facebook’s Metaverse has shown the need for laws in 3D virtual worlds. Digital dignity too should be structured around human dignity.
The Kerala High Court on Thursday has denied initiating the proceedings for the contempt of court against a former judicial officer for making unpleasant post on a social media platform.