Key insights
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Court set a 24-hour takedown window: The court said social media platforms would remove the content as per the rules if it was not taken down within 24 hours.
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Order covered reposts of the same material: The court asked social media platforms to take down identical content once it was flagged by Gautam.
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Interim relief based on prima facie case and irreparable injury: The court said Gautam made out a prima facie case and that irreparable injury would be caused if the interim restraint on hosting the content was not granted.
Takeaways
The Delhi High Court issued interim directions requiring removal of posts linking Dushyant Kumar Gautam to the Ankita Bhandari murder case and restricting further similar content, with enforcement through social media platforms.
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