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Offensive language on social media worries SC
Ref: http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/offensive-language-on-social-media-worries-sc/478025.html
Two-and-a-half years after declaring Section 66A of the Information Technology Act unconstitutional, the Supreme Court today expressed concern over the language, tone and tenor of comments made on individuals and issues, including those on judges, on social media platforms such as Twitter and Facebook and underlined the need to regulate them.
A three-judge Bench headed by Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra said social media platforms were being misused and many people were disseminating wrong information even about the court proceedings.

“Earlier the right to privacy could have been infringed by the state only. Now, such things emanate from private parties also,” it said.