All internet platforms have right to judicial review, says Union minister after Twitter moves court
India Today
Hours after Twitter approached the Karnataka High Court, Union Minister of State for Entrepreneurship, Skill Development, Electronics and Technology, Rajeev Chandrasekhar said all internet platforms have the right to judicial review in India.
Hours after microblogging platform Twitter moved the Karnataka High Court challenging the Centre's order to take down content under the new Information Technology (IT) rules, Union Minister of State for Entrepreneurship, Skill Development, Electronics and Technology, Rajeev Chandrasekhar said all internet platforms have the right to judicial review in India.
The union minister also said equally all platforms operating in the nation have an unambiguous obligation to comply with laws and rules.
Also read: Twitter moves Karnataka HC challenging Centre's orders to take down content
He took to Twitter stating, “In India,all incldng foreign Internet intermediaries/platforms have right to court n judicial review. But equally ALL intermediary/platforms operating here, have unambiguous obligation to comply with our laws n rules.”
#TuesdayMusingIn India,all incldng foreign Internet intermediaries/platforms have right to court n judicial review.But equally ALL intermediary/platforms operating here,have unambiguous obligation to comply with our laws n rules. #Open #SafeTrusted #Accountable #Internet
The Centre had recently granted one last opportunity to the American communications company based in San Francisco to comply with the take-down notices under Section 69A (which allows the central government to block websites) of the IT Act.
