Delhi High court orders YouTube to take down PewDiPie videos targeting T-Series and India

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The matter has now taken a legal turn with the Delhi High court of India coming into the picture. The two videos shared by PewDiePie was said to be racist and offensive in nature. Hence the Delhi High court has directed YouTube for the removal of the two videos. The videos also took a dig at poverty and caste system in India which hasn’t gone down well with many Indian netizens. On the other hand, the videos also aimed at insulting another brand along with the usage of vulgar and abusive language, the court observed.


https://www.freepressjournal.in/ent...e-videos-targeting-t-series-and-india/1501338

India v. PewDiePie.
The Delhi High Court has reportedly ordered YouTube to take down two PewDiePie – ‘B—h Lasagna’ and ‘Congratulations.’

The court told the popular video platform to “remove and disable access” to both tracks. T-Series first filed a complaint, stating Kjellberg’s songs were “defamatory, disparaging, insulting, and offensive.” The songs also contained “repeated comments which are abusive, vulgar, and also racist in nature.”

Single Judge Bench of Justice Jayant Nath reportedly issued the ruling.


The judge wrote,

“In my opinion, it would be in the interest of justice that these videos are taken off by YouTube.”

The Court order states YouTube has two weeks to comply.

https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2019/04/11/india-v-pewdiepie/