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Tl;dr This landmark judgement holds void Section 66A of India's Information Technology Act that made material on social networking sites that were "offensive, c
by shrikrishna 12y ago
Tl;dr This landmark judgement holds void Section 66A of India's Information Technology Act that made material on social networking sites that were "offensive, caused annoyance, inconvenience, danger, obstruction, insult, injury, criminal intimidation, enmity, hatred or ill will" punishable by upto 3 years in jail and a fine. This provision was widely used by politicians in power to stifle dissent.