Away from the public glare, India’s top court has rebuked Facebook and, by extension, sent out a message to all of big tech.
One of life’s idiosyncrasies is that finer details matter. Sometimes the strangest of stories emerge from footnotes, hidden in plain sight.
In legal judgements, the equivalent is obiter dictum, a Latin phrase for “that which is said in passing”. It refers to the remarks that are not about the final judgement, but mere observations made by the judiciary during the course of a lawsuit. They are not law; they don’t have a binding effect. But what they provide for governments, academicians, legislators and lawyers is judicial opinion and context. Much like the precious footnotes, these remarks too are largely ignored. …
Harveen is a co-founder at The Morning Context, and leads our Internet coverage, overseeing a team of reporters writing on startups and tech. She has previously worked as a media, consumer and tech reporter at The Ken and Mint. At The Morning Context, she writes on startups, venture capital, consumer and media businesses—from e-commerce to healthtech to streaming.
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