Elon Musk's social media platform X is fighting against an Indian court order that lets millions of police officers demand the removal of online posts without proper oversight. X believes this order violates Indian law and citizens' rights. The court order supports a government portal called Sahyog, which allows authorities to request content removal directly from social media platforms.

X pushes back against Karnataka HC order

In a post by X's Global Government Affairs handle, the company argued that this system enables arbitrary censorship and lacks transparency. "X is deeply concerned by the recent order from the Karnataka court in India, which will allow millions of police officers to issue arbitrary takedown orders through a secretive online portal called the Sahyog. This new regime

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