Elon Musk 's social media platform X announced Monday that it will challenge a ruling from the Karnataka High Court that upheld India's expanded online takedown system.

The decision allows more than two million police officers across the country to issue content removal orders through a government portal called Sahyog, a move X says threatens free expression.

"We will appeal this order to defend free expression," the company said in a post on its platform, its first public statement since last week's ruling.

According to Reuters , X argued that the Sahyog portal enables officers to demand content removal "based solely on allegations of illegality," without any judicial review or due process for the people posting the content. The company warned that platforms face criminal liabili

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