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^{^[37]} Koen Smilde, Jewish Holocaust: what is holocaust: the meaning of holocaust came from Greek and it means ‘burnt offering’ in the second world war, which was defined sometimes the death of a large group of people, the world holocaust also known as ‘Shoah’, this hate speech genocide was happened between 1933 and 1939, Annefrank Organisation news report, available at www. annefrank.org> go-in-depth.

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^{^[50]} European Convention of Human Rights (ECHR), Art. 10 (2) reads: The exercise of these freedoms, since it carries with it duties and responsibilities, may be subject to such formalities, conditions, restrictions or penalties as are prescribed by law and are necessary in a democratic society, in the interest of national security, territorial integrity or public safety, for the prevention of disorder or crime, for the protection of health or morals, for the protection of the reputation or rights of others, for preventing the disclosure of information received in confidence, or for maintaining the authority and impartiality of the judiciary.

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^{^[90]}Anirudh Sunil Kumar, Government defines ‘fake news’ in Parliament; says social media being used of weaponisation of information, Republic World, available at: https://www.republicworld.com/india-news/general-news/governmentdefines-fake-news -in-parliament-says-social-media-being-used-fro-weaponisation-of-information.html (Updated on: July 26, 2018).

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