Delhi HC directs LinkedIn to disclose grievance officer details, rules amid lawsuit … – Hubli Express

New Delhi, July 11 (IANS) The Delhi High Court has asked social media platform LinkedIn to provide information regarding its grievance officers and the process they follow when receiving complaints under the IT (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules. A bench of Justice Prathiba M Singh further instructed LinkedIn to submit the regulations applicable to individuals who create profiles on its portal. The court also directed LinkedIn to make the physical and email addresses of its grievance officers publicly accessible on its website. The court’s order came on a response to a legal case filed by Tata Sky Ltd against LinkedIn and other entities. Tata Sky, a prominent Direct-To-Home (DTH) and Pay TV platform in India, underwent a rebranding last year and adopted the name Tata Play to reflect its expanded business endeavors. It claimed that several people had falsely represented themselves as employees of the company by creating profiles on LinkedIn. Tata Sky also filed a lawsuit against 37 individuals who, despite not being authorised retail sellers of its product, were accused of falsely presenting themselves as retailers of Tata Sky on their LinkedIn profiles. In the recent order, the court stated: “Defendant No. 1 LinkedIn is
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