Musk’s X loses India lawsuit challenging Modi’s content removal system
BENGALURU/NEW DELHI: An Indian court rejected a legal challenge by Elon Musk’s X against the country’s content moderation mechanism, dealing a setback to the social media firm in one of its biggest markets. Filed in March, the company’s case against Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government in the Karnataka High Court had targeted the entire basis for tightened internet regulation in India.
“Every platform that seeks to operate within the jurisdiction of our nation, which they do, must accept that liberty is yoked with responsibility and the privilege of access carries with it the solemn duty of accountability,” senior judge M Nagaprasanna said, as he ruled that the petition lacked merit.
