""Article 19 of the Constitution of India, noble in its spirit and luminous in its promise, remains, nevertheless, a Charter of Rights conferred upon citizens only. The petitioner who seeks sanctuary under its canopy must be a citizen of the nation, failing which the protective embrace of Article 19 cannot be invoked," senior judge M Nagaprasanna said in his ruling, which was also livestreamed, as the court rejected X's petition."
"The Karnataka High Court ruled Wednesday in favor of the Indian government's use of a centralized online portal to issue content takedown orders, determining that foreign platforms cannot invoke free speech protections under Article 19 of the Indian Constitution. The court said this constitutional of free expression applies only to Indian citizens. The decision marks a significant moment in India's increasingly assertive approach to regulating global tech companies."
The Karnataka High Court rejected Elon Musk's X challenge to Indian government content takedown orders, ruling that Article 19 free expression protections apply only to Indian citizens and not to foreign platforms. The court upheld the government's use of Sahyog, a centralized online portal launched to allow authorities to directly order social media companies to remove content. X had argued that Sahyog lacked transparency and amounted to censorship while contesting orders to block accounts and posts critical of official policies. The decision coincides with Musk's expanding business activities in India and signals a firmer regulatory stance toward global tech firms.
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