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Karnataka High Court is hearing the petition filed by @Twitter challenging the blocking orders passed by Government of India.

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@Twitter Hearing before Single judge bench of Justice Krishna S Dixit. ASG to continue arguments.

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@Twitter Previous arguments by ASG here:

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@Twitter ASG reading out of Shreya Singhal case.

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@Twitter ASG: Lordship may come to the factual aspects....Reads an interim order by the review committee...

HC: Is there a power to issue an interim order?
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@Twitter ASG says interim order can be passed.

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@Twitter HC: Whether the petitioner went before the review committee?

Petitioner: No

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@Twitter HC: Review of blocking order can be either on application or suo-motu

ASG: When he (@Twitter ) has not come before the review committee I will make my own assessments

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@Twitter HC: Did you make any effort to ascertain user of the accounts?

ASG reads blocking orders of certain accounts: All these documents were sent to @Twitter
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@Twitter HC: You are dealing with advanced people. Is there a format for seeking information about the user from @Twitter ? How your notice is formatted, I just want to see that.

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@Twitter ASG provides details of the notice issued to @Twitter

Bench is going through it.

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@Twitter ASG giving details of other account users who are blocked for posting objectionable content.

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@Twitter ASG now refers to the statement of objections filed by the Union of India

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@Twitter ASG gives a comparative detail of law in the UK and that in India with regards to powers and responsibilities of #intermediaries

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@Twitter ASG: I will give more details of the comparative analysis.

HC: Can we have it on any other day?

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@Twitter HC adjourns matter to March 16

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