Mumbai: Nikhil Wagle has filed a litigation of public interest (pill) to challenge the constitutional validity of the recent information technology rules, 2021 under the Information Technology Act (IT), fill it “arbitrarily, violating fundamental rights Illegally for privacy, freedom of speech, trade and freedom.
He said they opposed the “principle of net neutrality” and the number of “sensor.” New rules for social media platforms and digital news outlets, called intermediary guidelines and digital media ethics codes, It comes into force in May.
The pills submitted through Advocates Abhay Nevi argue that the rules exceed the mandate of the action itself, bringing “sweeping changes” not in consultancy with the law.
The rules enable government institutions to track the origin of the intended cyber security incident, recorded content in cases certain explicit content cases.
pill said, “traceness” was intended to men Push the platform to identify the originator of the message.
“This will damage the privacy of every citizen.
If the concept of originating message is implemented, it will amount to a mass survey …
will compromise the basic privacy rights,” he added.
Pills noted that the object of new rules and identifying the originator of the message was to study increasing problems from child pornography, prostitution etc., the purpose of which he was “very supportive,” However, he said the question was “how far the platform is.
Like WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter Telegram etc.
Used for these activities, there is no such information before the public.
“The pill said there was DarkNet used by criminals and said the messaging platform used for crime was” wrong charged ” and had no reason.
General guidelines for film and entertainment programs Others include web-based series sweeping and outside the mandate acting, adding pills.
The rules also provide for PAN India prosecution and can result in social media posts made in one part of the country that are required in other parts or even several prosecutions.
Wagle, a media since 1977 said that his account was recently limited by it S social network.
The pill tends to appear immediately when his advocate will seek an audience.
Pills say the rules can only befell privacy rights
