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Section 69A of IT Act,2000, court orders, and obscenity were the 3 major grounds for blocking of websites in India, SFLC report states
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Section 69A of IT Act,2000, court orders, and obscenity were the 3 major grounds for blocking of websites in India, SFLC report states
Its lack of independence can be a factor, even as Section 69A of the IT Act has been criticized for sweeping internet censorship powers
The microblogging platform has approached the court against content blocking orders received under Section 69A of the IT Act, citing free speech
Section 69A orders to block web pages have continued to climb since 2015, until the shift reported this year.
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