The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday (September 24) dismissed X Corp's plea seeking a declaration that Section 79(3)(b) of the Information Technology Act does not confer authority on Central government officers to issue information blocking orders, which can only be issued after following the procedure under Section 69A of the Act, read with IT Rules.

Justice M Nagaprassana while dictating the order said,

"The content on social media needs to be regulated and its regulation is a must, more so in cases of offences against women in particular failing which right to dignity as ordained in the Constitution gets railroaded."

The court passed the order in X Corp's plea seeking a declaration that Section 79(3)(b) IT Act does not confer the authority to issue information blocking orders and s

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