HIGH COURT AUGUST 2024 WEEKLY ROUNDUP | Latest news relating to Telangana Media Accreditation Rules; Twitter; Google; and more
A quick review of reported cases this week from various High Courts across the country
Meta
Delhi HC directs X (Twitter), Meta, and Google LLC to delete URLs containing posts/videos regarding dead centipede in ‘Amul’ vanilla ice cream tub
GCMMF has been given liberty by the Court to intimate all three platforms of any other URL containing the impugned post/video apart from the ones enlisted in the plaint, which would have to be deleted by them within 36 hours.
Does Facebook’s face signature capturing violate Biometric Information Privacy Act? US Court of Appeals answers
The Court stated that BIPA applies to those biometric identifiers and information that can identify a person thereby affirming that face signature is not a biometric identifier, hence there was no violation of BIPA.
‘Violative of Rule 3(vi) of Delhi High Court Video Conference Rules, 2021’; Delhi HC directs X, Meta, YouTube to remove audio/video recording of Arvind Kejriwal’s Court proceedings
Several members of Aam Aadmi Party including members of various other opposition parties made an audio and video recording of Court proceedings which had been circulated on various social media platforms.
GAC directs Facebook (Meta) to immediately remove Karan Thapar’s purported interview promoting get-rich-quick schemes and bitcoin platforms
GAC directed Meta to deal with the complaints/appeals received after applying due diligence and act promptly on the Committee’s directives and confirm the action taken to the Committee.
Bombay High Court temporarily restrains Meta Platforms from circulating video infringing Patanjali product ‘Mahakosh Future Fit’ edible oil
The Plaintiff is aggrieved by a video circulating on Facebook pages containing disparaging remarks against the product of the Plaintiff i.e., edible oil bearing the registered trademark “MAHAKOSH”.