It took a nasty troll wishing a celebrity death by Covid. The sickness-induced lowering of guard led to an incensed Amitabh Bachchan replying with a threat of being able to turn, with the flash of an eye, his 90-million-plus followers into an “extermination family” to snuff out trolls that wish him death.
The point of this column is not abusive exchanges on social media. The point, however, is a new legislation that has been given effect to deal with the impact of such celebrity power endorsing goods and services. The Consumer Protection Act, 2019, which was fully notified earlier this month,
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