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REGULATING SOCIAL MEDIA Why in news? Recently, the Tamil Nadu Government told the Supreme Court that social media profiles of users should be linked with their Aadhaar numbers. Background • The Tamil Nadu government is seeking Aadhaar-social media linking after two PILs were filed in the Madras HC for authentication of identity. o But, the Madras High Court dismissed the original plea to link Aadhaar to social media accounts as it violated the Supreme Court's judgment on Aadhaar. • On the other hand, various social media platforms including Facebook have voiced their opinion against such a move, as they fear it may be misused against them. o Different high courts have conflicting opinions regarding this and these platforms seek to transfer all these petitions to the Supreme Court • The Supreme Court has highlighted that there is a need to find a balance between the right to online privacy and the right of the state to trace the origins of hateful mes