Facebook, Google, Youtube and other social networking sites get notice from Delhi Court
Gujarat Global News Network, Ahmedabad
A Delhi court has issued notices to 21 social networking sites including Facebook, Microsoft, Google, Yahoo and Youtube, for allegedly webcasting objectionable content.
The notice was issued by Metropolitan Magistrate (MM) Sudesh Kumar, who took cognizance on a private criminal complaint and directed the Centre for taking "immediate appropriate steps" and also file a report in the court by January 13.
The 21 websites have been asked to remove all derogatory content by February 6, 2012. They have also been directed to file compliance order by the same date or face contempt of court.
The court observed, "it appears from a bare perusal of the documents that prima facie the accused in connivance with each other and other unknown persons are selling, publicly exhibiting and have put into circulation obscene, lascivious content which also appears to the prurient interests and tends to deprave and corrupt the persons who are likely to read, see or hear the same."
"It is also evident that such contents are continuously openly and freely available to everyone who is using the said network irrespective of their age and even the persons under the age of 18 years have full and uncensored access to such obscene contents," the court said.
These 21 accused companies face trial for allegedly committing the offence punishable under section 292 (sale of obscene books etc), 293 (sale of obscene objects to young person etc) and 120-B (criminal conspiracy) of the IPC.
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