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X, owned by Elon Musk Takes Legal Action Against Indian Government Over Content Blocking

X, owned by Elon Musk Takes Legal Action Against Indian Government Over Content Blocking

X, owned by Elon Musk, filed a case against the central government on Thursday. They allege the IT Act is being used to block content on the micro-blogging site. The case has been filed in the Karnataka high court. In the plea, the X has challenged what it called unlawful content regulation and arbitrary censorship. It raised concerns over the Centre's interpretation of the Information Technology (IT) Act. X argues that the use of Section 79(3)(b) violates Supreme Court rulings. This usage undermines free expression online.The lawsuit alleged the government is using the said section to create a parallel content-blocking…
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