High Court closes proceedings against YouTube, FB, Twitter

J&K High Court has closed proceedings against YouTube, Facebook and Twitter in a Public Interest Litigation on its motion with regard to alleged sexual violence of a minor on 8 May 2019 in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district, wherein the court had directed the three social media platforms to remove all posts and publications which “tended to disclose the identity and name of the infant victim.

Now, in a application before the Court, Mukul Rohatgi, Senior Advocate, on behalf of Facebook, Inc had sought modification of the said order.

“Use of the expression ‘tend to disclose’ brings in ambiguity and is capable of misinterpretation” Rohatgi said.