WhatsApp case fuels fears over India’s new social media rules


WhatsApp has launched legal action to stop India enforcing new social media rules that would break its privacy guarantees, the messaging platform said. — AFP

New rules governing social media companies in India will make it hard for the firms to operate and give authorities the power to censor Internet users, campaigners warned after WhatsApp filed a suit against the Indian government.

WhatsApp, a unit of Facebook, filed a legal complaint in Delhi against the Indian government, seeking to block regulations taking effect on Wednesday that experts say would compel the firm to break privacy protections.

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