印度最高法院拒绝制定全国性的社交媒体暂停规则, 说这个问题需要立法, India's Supreme Court refused to set nationwide rules for social media suspensions, saying the issue needs legislation, not court action.

印度最高法院于2025年10月10日拒绝受理一份请愿书, 以寻求全国社会媒体账户中止准则, The Supreme Court of India declined on October 10, 2025, to hear a petition seeking nationwide guidelines for social media account suspensions, allowing petitioners to withdraw their plea and pursue remedies through lower courts or civil suits. 经营一家诊所的请愿人声称,他们的 " WhatsApp " 账户未经事先通知即被冻结,扰乱了业务活动。 The petitioners, who run a medical clinic, claimed their WhatsApp accounts were blocked without notice, disrupting business operations. 由Vikram Nath法官和Sandeep Mehta法官领导的法院指出,社交媒体平台不是国家实体,没有使用具体应用程序的基本权利,这一问题需要立法或监管关注,而不是立即的司法干预。 The court, led by Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta, noted that social media platforms are not state entities, there is no fundamental right to use specific apps, and the matter requires legislative or regulatory attention rather than immediate judicial intervention. 裁决强调内容温和的适当程序和透明度,但没有建立有约束力的规则。 The ruling emphasizes due process and transparency in content moderation but stops short of establishing binding rules.