In recent years, the use of digital technology has increased by leaps and bounds. Social media also plays an important role in helping us communicate and connect with each other more. According to statistics, there are 1.2 billion people using YouTube and 1.6 billion people using Facebook. On average, most of us spend about 10 minutes a day just liking, sharing and retweeting the messages and posts we receive on social media. However, we rarely realize the potential results of liking or retweeting certain posts. Therefore, wise people are always cautious in their handling of social media and ensure that they do not incur any criminal responsibility for retweeting or re-posting offensive posts.
The case of Shreya Singhal
In the case of Shrey Singh, Section 66A of the Information Technology Act was declared unconstitutional. This means that no one can be detained by the police under the same provision i.e. Article 66 of the Information Technology Law. However, this does not mean that any content, without care and consideration, can be published on social networks.
Let us understand the words of Indian law
There is no specific provision in Indian law that it is against the law to repost, share or send social media posts and messages. However, some laws under the Indian Penal Code and the IT Act provide for criminal liability for such acts.
IT Law
As for IT law, some laws speak of such law.
Article 67
This section provides that anyone who publishes or transmits or causes the publication or transmission of any material with obscene conduct or conduct shall be punished at first conviction. The penalty will be imprisonment and a fine which can be extended to the amount of 10 lakh rupees.
Whether retweeting or re-posting posts on social media platforms is an offense is really up to the Court to decide. Courts decide cases based on the facts and circumstances of the case before them.
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