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How will platforms detect child abuse material? Supreme Court proposes a National Hash & URL Database, Time-Bound Reporting; Recognises right to internet access

Supreme Court calls for a stronger accountability for social media intermediaries and proportionate safeguards to protect children’s online safety while recognising the fundamental right to internet access.

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‘Aggrieved parties in cases of Doxing cannot be rendered remedy-less’; Delhi High Court directs X to reveal subscriber information

The term ‘Doxing’ comes from the phrase ‘dropping documents’ or ‘dropping dox’ on someone, which appears to have originated in 1990s, that involved uncovering and revealing the identity of people who fostered anonymity.