Remove defamatory content against ANI, HC orders Wiki

The Delhi high court on Wednesday ordered the removal of allegedly defamatory content about news agency ANI from its Wikipedia page.

- Shruti Kakkar

NEW DELHI:

Justice Subramonium Prasad also directed Wikipedia to remove the protection status on ANI's page and restrained the platform's users from publishing more allegedly defamatory content. The 'protection status' allows only admins to edit a Wiki page.

"Prayer 2 and 3 (granted)," Justice Prasad said while pronouncing the verdict. A detailed copy of the judgment is yet to be made available.

ANI had sought removal of the allegedly defamatory content in prayer 2, and removal of the protection status in prayer 3.

The order came in a defamation suit filed by ANI over its description on the Wikipedia page, which referred to ANI as a "propaganda tool" for the current government.

The news agency demanded the page be taken down and restrain further uploading of allegedly defamatory content.