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Delhi HC's ruling to hit social media sharing
Mint Mumbai
|February 09, 2024
Experts say users could face legal action for reposting libellous posts
A recent ruling by Delhi high court that reposting or sharing libellous content constitutes criminal defamation, A has broad implications for freedom of expression on social media platforms, legal experts said.
The high court delivered the ruling on Monday in a criminal defamation case involving Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. The court refused to quash the summons issued to the chief minister regarding an allegedly 'defamatory' video that YouTuber Dhruv Rathee posted on X (then Twitter) in 2018, which Kejriwal had reposted. The court also upheld the summoning order passed by the magistrate and the sessions court's order rejecting Kejriwal's revision plea.
This story is from the February 09, 2024 edition of Mint Mumbai.
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