Bengaluru: In a major setback for X, the Karnataka High Court on Wednesday dismissed the social media plea challenging Centre's the Information Technology Act.

The court said that the the country's law should be followed. It further added that social media companies cannot be allowed to work unregulated in India.

"Social media needs to be regulated, and it's regulation is a must, more so in cases of offenses against women, in particular, failing which the right to dignity, as ordained in the Constitution of a citizen gets railroaded," the court maintained.

The plea sought a declaration that Section 79(3)(b) of the Information Technology Act does not provide authority on government officers to issue orders directing to block information.

The court observed that the X corp follows the t

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