Are private corporations such as Twitter obliged to uphold constitutional freedoms? And why should they? Who constitutes the ‘community’ in the ‘community standards’ used to regulate online speech? Welcome to the evolving jurisprudence on the balance between private firms, constitutional freedoms and the sovereignty of the state! We look at a 2020 case where Twitter arbitrarily suspended an account of a Supreme Court advocate. Plus, starting this week, we also start on a long trek on the short history of the fundamental rights to property, Article 31 and 19(1)(f) which were repealed in 1978.

Tune in!

On Digital Rights:

1. https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/india-it-rules-2021-amendments-social-media-explained-7958000/

2. https://internetfreedom.in/india-75-digital-rights-ka-amrit-mahotsav/

On the Fundamental Right to Property:

1. Wahi, Namrata, 2016, “Property”, in Choudhry, Sujit (et al), The Oxford Handbook of the Indian Constitution, (OUP: New Delhi).

On ‘in the interests of public order as a ‘reasonable restriction’:

1. Bhatia, Gautam, 2016, Offend, Shock, or Disturb: Free Speech under the Indian Constitution, (New Delhi: OUP). Chapter 3.

2. https://globalfreedomofexpression.columbia.edu/cases/modi-v-uttar-pradesh/

You can follow Priya on social media:
Instagram: (https://www.instagram.com/thelongestconstitution_/ )
Twitter: (https://twitter.com/fundamentallyp )
Linkedin: ( https://www.linkedin.com/in/priya-mirza-73666310/ )

You can listen to this and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app. You can check out our website at https://shows.ivmpodcasts.com/featured

Do follow IVM Podcasts on social media.
We are @IVMPodcasts on Facebook, Twitter, & Instagram.

Follow the show across platforms:
Spotify, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, Gaana, JioSaavan, Amazon Music