Centre approves action against sites with objectionable content
Friday January 13, 2012 07:19:12 PM,
IANS
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New Delhi: The Central
government Friday gave the green signal to proceed against all the
accused persons heading 21 social networking sites, including
Facebook and Google, that were allegedly hosting objectionable
content.
"Government is satisfied that there is sufficient material to
proceed against the accused persons under section 153A (promoting
enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race),
153B (imputations, assertions prejudicial to national-integration)
and 295A (deliberate and malicious acts, intended to outrage
religious feelings or any class by insulting its religion or
religious beliefs) of IPC," said the government report submitted
to a court here.
The metropolitan magistrate had directed the central government to
take immediate and appropriate steps on the objectionable content
of the sites, and file its report by Jan 13.
Earlier in the day, the case hearing was adjourned till March 13
with a Delhi court directing the external affairs ministry to
serve the summons issued to foreign-based social networking sites.
The petition, moved by Vinod Rai, had requested the court to
remove objectionable content from 21 websites. Among these, 12
websites are of foreign-based companies.
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