Elon Musk’s X Corp, formerly known as Twitter, will move an appeal against the Karnataka High Court order that dismissed its petition challenging the Union government’s Sahyog portal. The company states that the portal creates an unchecked censorship system, while the court has upheld it as a measure of public good.

What is the Sahyog portal?

The Sahyog portal was launched in October 2024 by the Ministry of Home Affairs. It is managed by the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre. The portal allows state police and other authorised agencies to directly issue takedown requests to social media platforms for content they consider to be in violation of rules.

According to the Karnataka High Court, such regulation is necessary to prevent misuse of online spaces. The court described the porta

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