“The Supreme Court of India vide an injunctive order has directed that all references to the name of the deceased, along with any photographs and video clips depicting the deceased, be promptly removed from all social media platforms and electronic media.This directive follows concerns regarding the dissemination of sensitive material related to the incident in question,” said an official release by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY).
‘Failure to comply to result in legal, regulatory action’
The ministry said that failure to comply with the orders may result in regulatory action.
“In light of this order, MeitY hereby emphasises the importance of adhering to the Court’s directive to safeguard the privacy and dignity of individuals involved and therefore social media platforms are required to take immediate action to ensure compliance with this order,” it added.
“The Ministry of Electronics and IT urges all social media companies to ensure that such sensitive information is not further disseminated. Failure to comply with the Supreme Court’s order may result in legal consequences and further regulatory action,” the ministry said.
All the social media platforms are also told to inform the MeitY at cyberlaw-legal@meity.gov.in about the action taken in response to the compliance of Supreme Court order.
What the Supreme Court said
On Tuesday (August 20), the Supreme Court ordered the removal of the name, photos and videos of the victim trainee doctor from all social media platforms. A bench headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud said disclosure of the identity of a victim of sexual assault is a violation of its order passed in the Nipun Saxena case.
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