Delhi HC notice on plea seeking removal of social media groups like ‘bois locker room’

New Delhi: Delhi High Court on Tuesday issued notices to the Central government, Facebook, Google and Twitter on an application seeking the removal of groups like ‘Bois locker room’ from social media platforms to protect children.

A division bench of Justice RS Endlaw and Justice Sangita Dhinga Sehgal asked Central government, Facebook, Google and Twitter to file reply on the plea and slated the matter for hearing on July 14. Central government standing counsel Anurag Ahluwalia accepted the notice.

The petition, filed by former RSS ideologue KN Govindacharya through advocate Virag Gupta, also sought directions to safeguard youngster and school students from menace of fake and illegal accounts and groups on social media, which are impermissible in law.