Don’t act against people sending SOS on social media: SC

A clampdown on social media messages for help is the worst way to deal with the national health emergency, the Supreme Court said on Friday, warning state governments against taking action against those using online forums to seek help in arranging for oxygen and medicines.

“It is a matter of grave concern to us. If citizens communicate their grievances either on the Internet or on social media, there cannot be a clampdown. We don’t want a clampdown of information. That’s the worst way of dealing with a crisis,” observed a bench headed by justice Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud.