Summary
An Indian court has dismissed a case filed by Elon Musk's company, X, challenging a government portal used to order social media content removal. X argued that the portal allows the government to take down content without proper process. The court supported the portal, saying social media needs regulation.
Key Facts
- An Indian court dismissed X's challenge against the government's Sahyog portal.
- X claimed the portal allowed arbitrary content censorship without giving fair hearing opportunities.
- The portal, managed by the Indian government, automates content takedown notifications to social media.
- X argued that having many officials send takedown orders unchecked leads to excessive censorship.
- A lawyer for X criticized the process, saying it empowered too many officials to issue takedown orders.
- If X and other platforms don't comply promptly with orders, they could lose their protection from liability.
- The court stated social media needs regulation and called the Sahyog portal a "public good."
- The judgment noted X's compliance with similar rules in the United States but not in India.
