US EditionMusk’s X to appeal Indian court ruling on secretive content removal system
X plans to appeal a ruling that upholds the Sahyog portal allowing over two million officials to order content removal without judicial oversight, raising free speech concerns.
- Elon Musk-owned social media platform X is clashing with Indian authorities over a new content removal system that is being called censorship.
- X said it would appeal an Indian court ruling that upheld the government's content takedown system, calling it secretive and having no legal basis.
- The Indian government argues the new system tackles unlawful content and ensures online accountability, while X equates it with censorship and violating free speech.
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X will appeal Indian court ruling allowing 'arbitrary takedown orders'
X is challenging an Indian court order it says would require it to comply with millions of takedown requests without due process. In a statement, the company said it was "deeply concerned" about the ruling, which allows police officers "to issue arbitrary takedown orders through a secretive online portal" called the Sahyog.X's challenge comes after the Karnataka High Court dismissed X's initial challenge of the Sahyog portal last week. As the BB…
News24 | Elon Musk’s X clashes with Indian government, vows to appeal content removal ruling
Social media platform X said that it was “deeply concerned” by an Indian court’s ruling that quashed its challenge to New Delhi’s content removal mechanisms, and would appeal it to defend freedom of expression in the country.
Elon Musk's X to appeal Karnataka High Court ruling on secretive content removal system ‘Sahyog’
Social media platform X plans to appeal an Indian court ruling permitting police to issue takedown requests through the Sahyog portal, which X claims undermines free expression and due process.
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