MUSK’S ‘X’, STARLINK IN LEGAL SPAT WITH GOVT

It is rather ironical that soon after Prime Minister Modi went calling at the White House, and after all the bonhomie with President Donald Trump and his Lieutenant Elon Musk, the Indian government is now in a spat with two important commercial Musk platforms. The issue: freedom of speech and expression.

In a second legal encounter with the government, the Elon Musk-owned ‘X’ has filed a suit in the Karnataka High Court alleging the Union government is using “an impermissible parallel mechanism” to block online content without proper judicial process, and in violation of the Information Technology Act. After an initial hearing, the matter has been posted for 3 April.