Doctor moves HC over Facebook Account Lock over Alleged Glorification of 'Dangerous Organisations'
Delhi High Court
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court recently closed a doctor's plea against the locking of his Facebook account because allegedly his profile picture contained symbols, glorified dangerous people and organisations, or supported them.
Challenging Meta's decision to lock his Facebook profile, the petitioner, Dr. Shahin Nooreyazdan, approached the HC bench seeking to restore his account and ensure that no action is taken against him in accordance with the law and applicable statutory rules and guidelines.
The HC bench comprising Justice Sachin Datta disposed of the plea after taking into account the submission of Meta Platforms' counsel, who informed the bench that on supplying the URL of the doctor's profile, his request for restoration of the account would be duly considered as per all applicable statutory Rules.
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As per the latest media report by Live Law, Facebook notified the petitioner doctor on May 18 that his profile picture had been removed because the 'photo contained symbols, glorification or support of people and organisations that we define as dangerous'. When the doctor re-uploaded the profile picture, the account was locked stating that the account had been locked after detecting some unusual activity.
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