Elon Musk's X (formerly Twitter) has filed a lawsuit against the Indian government, alleging unlawful expansion of censorship powers by the IT ministry. The ministry purportedly empowered multiple officials to order content removal through a new government website, bypassing essential legal safeguards prohibiting censorship unless public order or sovereignty is at risk. This lawsuit escalates the ongoing tensions between X and India's government, particularly in light of previous standoffs regarding content blocking during protests. X seeks to quash these directives to prevent a deleterious impact on information freedom in India, amid important impending business ventures in the country.
India's IT ministry expands censorship powers, enabling easier removal of online content by numerous officials, per Elon Musk's X in a lawsuit against New Delhi.
Elon Musk's X alleges India's IT ministry is unlawfully using a government website to facilitate content-blocking orders without proper legal safeguards or oversight.
X's lawsuit indicates that India's censorship mechanism promotes unrestrained information suppression, upsetting legal standards that safeguard public order and sovereignty.
The ongoing legal dispute and X's court filing reflect deeper tensions between India's governance and social media platforms over content censorship practices.
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