India's Supreme Court weighs stand-up comic Pranit More case and online speech rules

India's Supreme Court has sought responses from Haryana and Maharashtra over two FIRs against stand-up comic Pranit More, filed after a viral crowd-work clip joking about "biryani as consent." A parallel PIL argues platforms' algorithms, not individual creators, should be regulated.

• Supreme Court sought replies from Haryana and Maharashtra on two FIRs against More
• The viral clip sparked the #biryaniisnotconsent campaign
• A PIL urges regulating platform algorithms instead of penalizing creators
• Comics are adopting self-censorship and legal vetting after the backlash