The Karnataka High Court on September 24 dismissed X Corp’s (formerly Twitter) petition challenging the government’s Sahyog Portal and its interpretation of Section 79(3)(b) of the IT Act, holding that the company’s arguments were “without merit.”

Delivering the verdict, Justice M Nagaprasanna said the Sahyog Portal was not a tool of censorship but an essential mechanism to help the state combat cybercrime.

“Sahyog Portal is an instrument of public good rather than public anathema,” he observed, adding that it “stands as a beacon of cooperation under which the state combats cybercrime.”

Why did the court quash the petition?

The High Court rejected X Corp’s contention that Section 79(3)(b) was being misused as a censorship tool. Instead, it upheld the government’s authority to use the p

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