New Delhi, Aug. 11 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Union government to examine a representation seeking creation of a URL-specific, judicially supervised emergency mechanism to address grave forms of unlawful digital activity, including threats of violence, non-consensual intimate content, deepfakes and hateful impersonation.

A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V. Mohana passed the direction on a petition filed by practising advocate N K Goswami.

The petitioner had sought directions for creation of an emergency mechanism to ensure timely and effective action against serious forms of digital harm. The plea contends that such cybercrimes affect fundamental rights including equ...