Delhi HC Orders Wikipedia to Remove Defamatory Content

• The Delhi High Court has ordered Wikipedia to remove allegedly defamatory content about news agency ANI from its page.
• Justice Subramonium Prasad directed Wikipedia to lift the protection status on ANI’s page, allowing only admins to edit it.
• ANI had filed a defamation suit, claiming the page referred to it as a “propaganda tool” for the government.
• Wikipedia argued its content is based on secondary sources and comes with a disclaimer, stating it does not verify the information.
• The case raises questions about the liability and duties of online intermediaries when user-generated content is legally challenged.

Source: Hindustan Times, The Times Of India