Last week, the Karnataka high court dismissed Twitter’s legal challenge against multiple orders by the Union government to block user accounts. The company’s challenge was based on several grounds. It contended that blocking users, instead of their specific posts, was excessive and that the rules did not, in reality, give the administration such a prerogative. […]
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Australia’s digital safety regulator has issued a notice to Twitter for a reported rise in hate speech, threatening the company with a $475,000 fine if it did not provide an adequate explanation within 28 days. The eSafety commissioner said instances of serious abuse faced by Australians on Twitter have surged in the past 12 months. […]