Attention US Visa Seekers! Make your Social Media Accounts “Public” as US expands Screening Rules for these 3 categories
U.S. Visa applicants face expanded screening rules that include social media review effective from June 18, 2025
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‘Example of internet-famous, unqualified quacks exploiting people’s insecurities’; P&H HC refuses anticipatory bail to influencer whose hair oil allegedly injured 71 people
“One cannot overlook the role played by the so-called beauty and fitness influencers in setting unrealistic standards by creating a make-believe world. In a bid to meet these fickle societal standards of beauty, vulnerable people go to extreme lengths and even undergo risky procedures.”
Chhattisgarh High Court upholds victim’s right to privacy; Denies accused permission to examine her social media in Court
“If permission is granted to examine the Facebook or Instagram account of the prosecutrix and play the audio recording concerning the prosecutrix, then privacy of the prosecutrix may be compromised.”
Justice Tashi Rabstan, 37th Chief Justice of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court, retires
SC Collegium modified its proposal to recommend Justice Rabstan as Chief Justice of his parent High Court of J&K and Ladakh and he took oath of office on 27-9-2024.
‘Want our own privacy intact but interested in others through social media’: Justice V. Ramasubramanian at release of ‘Informational Privacy: Constitutional and Common Law Remedies’
EBC published Nina Rohinton Nariman’s ‘Informational Privacy: Constitutional and Common Law Remedies’.
BCI sends show cause notice to DSK Legal for promotional advertisement featuring Rahul Bose; Seeks explanation within 10 days and removal of ad
The Bar Council of India (‘BCI’) sent a Show Cause Notice to the law firm DSK legal for professional misconduct and violation of Rule 36 of the Bar Council of India Rules for posting a video advertisement on social media and directed immediate removal of the video from all digital platforms.
Vikramjit Banerjee, ASG delivers speech on ‘Digital India and Constitutional Rights: Constitutional Provisions and Personal Data Security’ at ICPS
On 28-02-2025, the Institute of Constitutional and Parliamentary Studies (‘ICPS’) organized a program on “Constitution: A living Document, Journey of Democracy Challenges and New Dimensions”.
Consent to engage in physical relations does not extend to misuse of a person’s private moments in an inappropriate manner: Delhi High Court
The assertion made in the bail application that the complainant, “being a married woman, was mature and intelligent enough to understand the significance and consequences of her actions” is a specious argument that cannot absolve the accused of the allegations levelled against him.
Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act doesn’t violate TikTok’s First Amendment rights: SCOTUS
The Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act makes it unlawful for any entity to provide certain services to distribute, maintain, or update a foreign adversary-controlled application in the United States.
Bombay HC restrains Rupali Ganguli’s daughter Esha Verma from publishing defamatory posts against her
Social media platforms, print media, other digital/non-digital mediums and other relevant intermediaries are also restrained from publishing, sharing, hosting, circulating, or promoting any further defamatory content about plaintiff.
Misuse of S. 111 BNS | SC stays arrest of YSR Congress Party’s social media head for 2 weeks
The petitioner alleged that S. 111 of Nyaya Samhita, 2023 is being misused as a tool to stifle the voice of the opposition party.
Know Thy Judge | Justice Tashi Rabstan, 37th Chief Justice of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court
Justice Tashi Rabstan was earlier recommended to be appointed as Chief Justice of Meghalaya High Court; however, the SC Collegium modified its proposal to recommend him as Chief Justice of his parent High Court of J&K and Ladakh.
[R.G. Kar Rape and Murder case] Calcutta HC seeks report from CBI on objectionable social media comments on victim’s picture
The copies of the social media posts submitted before the Court revealed nasty and unacceptable comments regarding the rape and murder victim.
Bombay HC directs deletion of offending post on YouTube against Malabar Gold Ltd. for being per se defamatory and reckless
Several defamatory statements were made against Malabar Gold Ltd. by Respondent 1 on his YouTube channel titled “Marunadan Malayali”.
Read why SCOTUS dismissed challenge to Federal communications pertaining to content moderation by social media platforms to suppress misleading information
The Court found that the respondents could not establish locus standi to seek any injunction against the impugned communications vis-a-vis content moderation by social media to suppress misleading information especially related to Covid-19 and 2020 Presidential Elections.
Crucial to extend education to encompass concept of ‘Virtual Touch’ apart from ‘Good and Bad Touch’; Delhi HC rejects bail application of POCSO accused
The Delhi High Court says that efforts must be taken to teach children about critical thinking skills to assess the credibility of online contacts and safeguard their personal information.
Does blocking comments on social-media page by Public Official constitute State Action? SCOTUS deliberates
In the instant case, the City Manager of Port Huron, Michigan, blocked a Facebook user for expressing his displeasure at the city’s approach to Covid-19 pandemic.
‘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.
[Investment Scam] Delhi HC directs removing of accounts impersonating Akshay Tanna, head at KKR Advisors, on social media to deceive public
“The unknown operators of the profiles and groups are not associated with Akshay Tanna or KKR Advisors India (P) Ltd. and have not been authorized in any manner to offer financial trading and investment related advice on their behalf.”
MeitY issues advisory against AI-Deepfakes on social media and other platforms
“It was the G overnment’s mission to ensure safe and trusted internet and all intermediaries are accountable for the safety and trust of the Digital Nagriks.”