While social media has had a positive impact on the legal system and made dissemination of information to clients easier, issues of confidentiality and privacy too have to be tackled
The Ministry of Information and Technology directed by the Delhi High Court to formulate guidelines for regulation of content on social media and OTT platforms, in view of the use of vulgar language on such platforms and their accessibility to children and adolescents of impressionable age
The High Court of Delhi on Friday directed Aam Aadmi Party leaders Saurabh Bhardwaj, Durgesh Pathak, Sanjay Singh and Dilip Kumar Pandey to remove the alleged defamatory material and allegations made on social media platforms against former BJP National Vice-President Shyam Jaju and his son, Sandesh Jaju
The new amendments to the Information Technology Act are paradoxical. While the industry is pushing for a self-regulatory body, the government actively chose to be a part of the content moderation of social media platforms.