Supreme Court Declines To Hear Plea For Guidelines On Social Media Account Suspension And Blocking

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The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a plea seeking pan-India guidelines for governing social media intermediaries with respect to suspension and blocking of accounts.

The counsel, arguing for the petitioners, said that their WhatsApp, which they used to communicate with the customers, was blocked.

The counsel asked how their Whatsapp can be blocked without giving them any opportunity to respond.

The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a plea seeking pan-India guidelines for governing social media intermediaries with respect to suspension and blocking of accounts. The court allowed the petitioners to withdraw their plea and seek a remedy before an appropriate forum, PTI reported.

The counsel, arguing for the petitioners, said that their WhatsApp, which they us