Almost 30% of MHA’s takedown notices to X target posts on Union Ministers, government agencies

Govt asked X to take down Oppn posts on Amit Shah’s Ambedkar remark, 'fabricated' content on Jay Shah

A submission by the Centre before the Karnataka High Court in response to a challenge by 'X' against govt take-down orders details 66 notices sent over the past year.

Almost 30% of MHA’s takedown notices to X target posts on Union Ministers, government agencies

MHA targeted 1.1 lakh pieces of content this year; notices sent on X posts mocking PM, manipulated video of the HM, satirical video on the MoS for Home; police say SAHYOG portal still in trial stage

X Corp. v. Union of India: All you need to know about the Karnataka HC battle over Sahyog portal, censorship and the scope of the IT Act

According to information available with The Leaflet, the matter has been adjourned till 1 July 2025

Explained: What is Sahyog Portal that X called out for censorship?

In its recent court case against content takedowns, X (formerly Twitter) urged the Karnataka High Court (HC) for relief from onboarding the Government’s Sahyog Portal. The Ministry of Home Affairs’ (MHA) Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) created this portal to automate the process of sending content takedown requests under Section 79(3)(b) of the Information Technology Act, 2000 (IT Act, 2000). Section 79 protects platforms from liabi…