Bengaluru, Sept. 24 -- Karnataka High Court today dismissed a petition by X Corp challenging the legality of the Central government's Sahyog portal, an online platform for issuing content takedown orders to intermediaries.
Justice M Nagaprasanna ruled that foreign entities cannot claim protection under Article 19 of the Constitution, which grants rights only to Indian citizens.
The Court noted that X Corp, while complying with content takedown laws in the US, refused to follow similar directives in India. Justice Nagaprasanna emphasised that "liberty is yoked with responsibility," and platforms operating in India must accept accountability.
The judgment underlined that social media cannot remain in a state of "anarchic freedom," and regu...