The lawsuit, coming in the wake of several run-ins with multinational tech and non-tech companies, indicates that the government is in way over its head.
On Wednesday, Facebook Inc.-owned WhatsApp sued the government of India in the Delhi high court, calling the imposition of new internet rules “unconstitutional”. The subject of adhering to the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, has been simmering for a while, with a lot of back and forth and back-room negotiations going on between the government and technology companies like Google and Facebook. It seems the matter will now be decided by the courts.
WhatsApp has filed a lawsuit in Delhi against the Indian government, seeking to block regulations coming into force on Wednesday that …
Ashish is the editor-in-chief of The Morning Context. One of the best-known business feature writers in India, he was selected for Germany’s Robert Bosch Stiftung Fellowship in 2012 and received the Mumbai Press Club RedInk certificate of recognition in 2015 for his story “Inside the Network 18 takeover”. Before joining The Morning Context, Ashish co-founded The Ken, where he was managing editor. His previous writing stints include Mint, Forbes India and The Economic Times.
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