An Indian court on Wednesday turned down X’s attempt to block the country’s new system for taking down online content. The judges said the platform , which had compared the rules to censorship, must take responsibility for what it hosts and follow India’s laws.

X-owner Elon Musk , a self-described free-speech absolutist, has clashed with authorities in several countries over compliance and content takedown demands, but X’s Indian lawsuit had targeted the entire basis for tightened internet regulation in the world’s most populous nation.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government has since 2023 ramped up efforts to police the internet by allowing many more officials to file takedown orders and submit them directly to tech firms through a government website launched in October.

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