The blog of the Centre for Communication Governance over at NLU-Delhi has a nice roundup on recent challenges to the IT Act, which the Supreme Court has decided to lump together and hear in January. Relevant posts can be found here and here. Given how much both government restriction on internet freedom (think NSA) and the ability of the internet to be used to spread rumors or incite hatred has been in the news as of late this promises to be an important case worth watching closely.
IT Act Under Challenge
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