SILENCE THE CLICKS? CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL VALIDITY OF SECTION 69A OF THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ACT, 2000 AND RULE 16(3) OF THE IT RULES, 2021
The following article has been authored by Devanshi Agarwal, a 3rd Year B.Com.,LL.B (Hons.) Student at the Jindal Global Law School of O. P. Jindal Global University, Sonipa, Haryana INTRODUCTION Section 69A of the Information Technology Act, 2000 (IT Act) empowers the Union Government to block content on the internet, when (1) the Government believes …