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  For Offensive Content Online, Can't File Case Under Scrapped Law: Supreme Court

  The Supreme Court today directed no citizen can be prosecuted under section 66A of the Information Technology Act, 2000, which it had scrapped way back in 2015.

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  Supreme Court Wants Cases Under Scrapped Law Withdrawn In 3 Weeks

  The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the chief secretaries of states concerned to take back the scrapped cases under Section 66A of the Information Technology Act in 2015 within three weeks.

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  Supreme Court Notice To All States On Cases Being Filed Under Scrapped Law

  Section 66A: The Supreme Court on Monday issued a notice to all states and UTs, as well as all High Court Registrar-Generals, on registration of cases under Section 66A of the IT Act, which was quashed by the court in 2015

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  Centre Asks States Not To File Cases Under Scrapped Section 66A Of IT Act

  The Centre has asked states and Union Territories to ask all police stations not to register cases under the defunct Section 66A of the Information Technology Act.

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  "Shocking": Supreme Court Notice To Centre On Cases Under Scrapped Law

  The Supreme Court on Monday expressed shock and displeasure on being told that over 1,000 cases had been filed under Section 66A of the IT Act - a scrapped law that allowed police to arrest people for posting "offensive" content online.

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  Kashmir Police Files FIR Against VPN Users Accessing Social Media Sites Under UAPA, Scrapped Law

  Kashmir police has filed a first information report (FIR) against social media users employing proxy servers and VPN to access social media services under the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.

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  "Officials Will Be Jailed": Top Court On 'Arrests' Under Scrapped IT Law

  The Supreme Court today strongly criticised the government for not preventing arrests under a scrapped section of a law that deals with cybercrime and e-commerce. It warned that those who ordered the arrests would face severe action.

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  Government Checking Report On Law To Deal With Internet Hate Speech

  The Home Ministry is examining a report given by a high-level committee formed to propose new laws or amendments to deal with hate speech on the internet, people familiar with the matter said

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  Opinion: Dear Government, Social Media Needs No New Laws

  Why do we need any new law for social media when we already have a defamation law? What we need is speedier justice.

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  Nirbashito: A Pen, the Sword and an Exile

  It may have been mere coincidence. But two things happened on March 24 this year. Nirbashito got the national award for best Bengali film and Supreme Court scrapped Section 66A of the IT Act that made online posts a potential crime.

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  Centre Working on IT Act Law Along the Lines of Section 66A: Fadnavis

  "The Centre is working on formulating a new law on the lines of Section 66A that was struck down by the Supreme Court."

• Supreme Court Verdict on Section 66A Good, But Not Related to Me: Azam Khan

  Uttar Pradesh minister and senior Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan today distanced himself from the recent Supreme Court verdict scrapping the controversial Section 66A of the Information Technology Act.

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  Blog: Why I, Shreya Singhal, Challenged Section 66(A)

  I filed the petition challenging Section 66(A) of the IT Act, 2010, in 2012 after the arrests of the two young girls in Maharashtra, I was so shocked as to why they were arrested and even more so when I read the section 66(A) under which they were arrested

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  'Supreme Court's Section 66A Verdict a Victory for 300 Million Internet Users'

  The Internet and Mobile Association of India made the statement soon after the Supreme Court judgement was announced.

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  Telecom Minister Welcomes Section 66A Judgement, Advocates Self-Regulation

  "I am a supporter of self-regulation and would like to say it is important to have self-regulation," said Ravi Shankar Prasad.