Delhi HC’s order to remove a judgement from online platforms to protect an individual’s right to be forgotten brings closer a concept that’s statutory in some Western jurisdictions. This right cannot be absolute. It has to square with RTI and transparency. A clear framework’s needed as the internet becomes all-encompassing.
Subscribe to our channels on YouTube & Telegram
Why news media is in crisis & How you can fix it
India needs free, fair, non-hyphenated and questioning journalism even more as it faces multiple crises.
But the news media is in a crisis of its own. There have been brutal layoffs and pay-cuts. The best of journalism is shrinking, yielding to crude prime-time spectacle.
ThePrint has the finest young reporters, columnists and editors working for it. Sustaining journalism of this quality needs smart and thinking people like you to pay for it. Whether you live in India or overseas, you can do it here.