
Now I know, every time you read the word “Facebook” and “jail” in the same sentence in an article on our website, you think: “Oh great, it’s one of those posts Newslaundry puts up…” And it’s true, we’re always hitting out at Section 66 A of the Information Technology Act because it deserves a nice beating.
This time, an Eleventh grader from Uttar Pradesh was sent to jail because of a Facebook post that quoted Samajwadi Party leader and Uttar Pradesh’s Urban Development Minister Azam Khan.