Govt: no curbs on freedom of speech in social media

In the on-going case challenging the provisions of the Information Technology Act, the Government on Wednesday informed the Supreme Court that there are no restrictions on freedom of expression in the social media.

The Supreme Court had recently said that it was ‘sure’ that Section 66A of the Act, which empowers police to make arrests over social media messages, ‘does not silence anyone’ adding such means may have a ‘chilling effect’ on one’s right to speech.
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