In which case was Section 66A of the Information Technology Act, 2000 struck down by the Supreme Court?
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In Shreya Singhal v. Union of India (2015), the SC struck down Section 66A IT Act as unconstitutional for violating Article 19(1)(a) freedom of speech. The section's terms like 'annoying' and 'inconvenience' were held to be vague and overbroad, capable of misuse to suppress legitimate online expression.