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Asia Internet Coalition criticises Nepal's IT Bill as "vague and unspecific"; cites Shreya Singhal

April 28, 2019

The Asia Internet Coalition has accused the Nepali draft IT Bill of vague phrasing in its restrictions, empowering authorities indiscriminately, and of failing to understand the services it seeks to regulate. The submission has also made use of Indian law, including the Supreme Court’s striking down of Section 66A, to make its point on provisions of the Bill being prone to abuse by the government. From Medianama

Country
India
Topic, claim, or defense
General or Non-Specified
Freedom of Expression