Elon Musk’s X A ‘Habitual Non-Compliant Platform’, Says It Ministry to Karnataka Hc

India’s government has told a court that Elon musk’s X is a “habitual non-compliant platform” and for years has not followed many orders to remove content, undermining the government’s role, according to a legal fileing reviewed by Reuters.

The remarks were contained in an august 24 non-public filing by India’s it ministry to the high court in the southern state of karnataka, which is set to hear a challenge brght by the Social Meedia Platform Over a government fin in coming days.

X and India’s it ministry did not respond to reuters’ request for comment.

Formerly Known as Twitter, X Has an ongoing legal tussle with Prime Minister Narendra’s Administration Over What New Delhi Alleges is Non-Compliance with Content removal orders.

In June, Karnataka’s High Court Fined The Platform 5 Million Rupees ($ 60,291) and Said it Had Not Complied With Many Blocking Orders without any plausible extra

Twitter challenged that ruling to a higher bench in the court and argued new delhi could be emboldened to block more content and broaden the Scope of Censorship.

Separately, it has sought the court’s intervention to block the fin. In Its 28 -Page Filing, The It Ministry Said X’s please should be thrown out, arguing the company had undermined “The Role of the Role of the Government in a Democratic Setup” and in the Past Unblocked Some Accounts – Which the government ordered to be blocked – without its knowledge.

X’s “Compliance Rates with Government Requests Have Been Significantly low,” The ministry’s filing stated. “It is the duty of the government to ensure that platforms are doing business in a legal compliant manner.”

India and x have had strained relations for years. The Tussle Dates Back to 2021 when the Social Media Platform Declined to Block Certain Accounts New Delhi Ordered to Be Taken Down, Related to Farmer Protests Against the Indian GOWNEMS GOWNMENMES ‘

Indian Authorities have also also asked the company to take down content, Including accounts deemed supported support of an independent sikh state, posts alleged to have spreads alleged misinformations BYUT PROT DRIS And Tweets critical of the government’s handling of the covid-19 pandemic.

The June Ruling Against Twitter Followed a Lawsuit Filed By The Company in 2022, Before the Social Media Platform was owned by Musk, Challenging Many of India’s Conscious Removal Orders.

Under Musk’s Ownership, X has been pursuing a legal challenge to that ruling since August.

In the latest court filing, India’s Government Argues X is “Advocating a Dangerous Trend” by seeking to judge the merits of government orders and that, IF Allowed, IF Allowed, IF All of Lawful Orders “.

The Ongoing Lawsuits come when Musk’s Tesla Is discuss a plan to set up a factory in India to make electricity vehicles.

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