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The Karnataka High Court was hearing X’s pleas challenging the Indian government’s ‘Sahyog’ portal, which is used for issuing content-blocking orders to intermediaries.
X Corp, formerly known as Twitter, expressed its opposition to come on board the Sahyog portal, which is managed by the home ministry’s Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (IC4). (Reuters/File)
The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday said regulation of social media handles is a must, saying that no platform should treat India as a market, and that unregulated speech under the guise of liberty results in lawlessness.
The court was hearing pleas by X (formerly Twitter) challenging the Indian government’s ‘Sahyog’ portal, which is used for issuing content-blocking orders to intermediaries. While X argued that it blocks free speech, the High Court said that X’s challenge was “without merit”.
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Aveek Banerjee is a Senior Sub Editor at News18. Based in Noida with a Master’s in Global Studies, Aveek has more than three years of experience in digital media and news curation, specialising in international…Read More
Aveek Banerjee is a Senior Sub Editor at News18. Based in Noida with a Master’s in Global Studies, Aveek has more than three years of experience in digital media and news curation, specialising in international… Read More
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