Can the police block a Facebook page through an SP’s intimation to Meta? P&H HC clarifies the authority prescribed under IT Rules, 2021
Punjab and Haryana High Court set aside an intimation issued by a Superintendent of Police to Meta Platforms Inc. for blocking a news channel’s Facebook page, holding that it was issued without jurisdiction in violation of Rule 3(1)(d), IT Rules, 2021, and that a copy of any such intimation must be furnished to the affected user.