They’ll have to comply with Indian law: Govt official on X’s takedown visibility push

Amid Elon Musk’s recent announcement that X will make government content takedown requests more transparent and visible, a senior IT Ministry official on Tuesday asserted that the platform “will have to comply with the Indian laws”.

X’s new transparency push seeks to make government-directed content restrictions more visible to users, and bring more clarity on takedown requests. It intends to disclose which government was behind such a request, and why the content was flagged.

Asked about the IT Ministry’s stance on the issue, a senior official made it clear that the platform “will have to comply with Indian law”.