{"id":2818,"date":"2025-09-29T15:03:13","date_gmt":"2025-09-29T15:03:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesofpakistan.tv\/?p=2818"},"modified":"2025-09-29T15:03:13","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T15:03:13","slug":"musks-x-deeply-concerned-by-indian-court-order-over-content-takedown-plans-appeal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesofpakistan.tv\/index.php\/2025\/09\/29\/musks-x-deeply-concerned-by-indian-court-order-over-content-takedown-plans-appeal\/","title":{"rendered":"Musk&#8217;s X &#8216;deeply concerned&#8217; by Indian court order over content takedown, plans appeal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Social media platform X said on Monday that it was &#8220;deeply concerned&#8221; by an Indian court&#8217;s ruling that quashed its challenge to New Delhi&#8217;s content removal mechanisms, and would appeal it to defend freedom of expression in the country.<\/p>\n<p>Elon Musk-owned X has locked horns with Indian authorities for months over the latter&#8217;s new content removal system, equating it with censorship. Prime Minister Narendra Modi&#8217;s government has argued that the new system tackled a proliferation of unlawful content and ensured accountability online.<\/p>\n<p>The new mechanism &#8220;has no basis in the law&#8221;, violated rulings from the country&#8217;s top court and infringed on Indians&#8217; basic rights of freedom of speech and expression, X said on Monday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"medium-insert-embeds\" contenteditable=\"false\">\n<figure>\n<div class=\"medium-insert-embed\">\n<div id=\"1972519203816247323\" class=\"embed_external_url tweetPost\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=Reuters&amp;dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1972519203816247323&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.geo.tv%2Flatest%2F626129-musks-x-deeply-concerned-by-indian-court-order-over-content-takedown-plans-appeal&amp;sessionId=69353c221175ca08c79f643a39521f84683a3471&amp;siteScreenName=geonews_english&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1972519203816247323\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"medium-insert-embeds-overlay\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Musk, a self-described free-speech absolutist, has clashed with authorities in several countries over compliance and content takedown demands, but the company&#8217;s Indian lawsuit targeted the entire basis for tightened internet regulation in the world&#8217;s most populous nation.<\/p>\n<p>Modi&#8217;s government has ramped up efforts to police the internet since 2023, by allowing many more officials to file takedown orders and submit them directly to tech firms through a website launched in October.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, an Indian judge said every platform that operated in India &#8220;must accept that liberty is yoked with responsibility&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>In its post, X said: &#8220;X respects and complies with Indian law&#8230; We respectfully disagree with the view that we have no right to raise these concerns because of our incorporation abroad&#8230;&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Social media platform X said on Monday that it was &#8220;deeply concerned&#8221; by an Indian court&#8217;s ruling that quashed its challenge to New Delhi&#8217;s content removal mechanisms, and would appeal it to defend freedom of expression in the country. 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