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A disturbing example of the normalisation of lawfare https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/a-disturbing-example-of-the-normalisation-of-lawfare/article66672779.ece March 29, 2023

The case of the former Wayanad MP also spotlights the danger courts could face to their legitimacy — namely, losing their reputation for impartiality between contending political forces.... the conviction and disqualification of Mr. Gandhi represents another signpost in a concerning drift towards the normalisation of lawfare as a political tactic. It is concerning because one crucial component of the legitimacy of courts is their reputation for impartiality between contending political forces. Recent examples from Poland and Hungary have shown how quickly that reputation can be lost. It is for the judiciary to ensure that what could also happen here, does not happen here.

Victory at the Ninth Circuit: Twitter’s Content Moderation is Not “State Action”https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/03/victory-ninth-circuit-twitters-content-moderation-not-state-action BY MUKUND RATHIMARCH 24, 2023

the Ninth Circuit held that Twitter did not act as the government by banning a user months after a government agency flagged for Twitter one of his tweets on alleged election fraud. O’Handley v. Weber is the latest decision rejecting social media users’ attempts to hold platforms liable for deleting, demonetizing, and otherwise moderating their content.

Twitter is a private entity, so the government and the courts cannot tell it what speech it must remove or what speech it must carry. The First Amendment restricts censorship only by the government, not private entities, unless those entities are using government power or otherwise effectively acting as the government.

स्मृति ईरानी पर फेक वीडियो BJP बुरी तरह फंसी_ youth congress chief srinivas remark on smriti Irani  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TX9Vizti-qw

On Doctored video of youth congress chief remark  - says that the congressman was refering to the prices, which the video edited to mean a personalised sexist attack..

Senior Congress Leader Supriya Shrinate Hits Back Over Smriti Irani Remarks on Rahul Gandhi https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLVxv3MnniM  कांग्रेस और बीजेपी के बीच जुबानी जंग जारी है... प्रेस कॉन्फ्रेंस करके स्मृति ईरानी को कांग्रेस नेता सुप्रिया श्रीनेत ने जमकर सुनाया... सुप्रिया श्रीनेत ने पूछा स्मृति ईरानी जी आप विक्टिम कार्ड क्यों खेलती हैं... सुप्रिया श्रीनेता ने सवाल उठा कि बीजेपी सांसद के 'वैश्या' वाले बयान पर स्मृति ईरानी चुप क्यों थी... सुप्रिया श्रीनेत ने स्मृति ईरानी से कई सवाल पूछे और कहा कि उनका बयान ये दर्शाता है कि शब्द मोदी के और संस्कार RSS के हैं... कांग्रेस नेता ने इसके साथ ही अडानी मुद्दे पर भी पीएम मोदी को घेरा....

कांग्रेस प्रदर्शन: लाल किले में अंधेरा कर दिया ? राहुल पर झूठ पर झूठ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzb5RlgepTQ