The X has allegedly filed a petition against the Government of India in the Karnataka High Court, challenging the method of use of Section 79 (3) (B) of the Information Technology Act (IT Act). X claims that government officials in India are ignoring appropriate legal procedures and installing an illegal system to block online materials. Based on the IT Act, if platforms like X do not remove or block materials even at the behest of government authorities, they can lose their legal protection, known as a safe shelter.
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However, X has allegedly argued that these sections do not give the government the powers to block the content, and the authorities are misusing the provision to ignore Section 69A blocking the content. The X allegedly claimed that Section 69A allows the material to be blocked only for specific reasons, such as national security, and requires a review process. Conversely, Section 79 (3) (B) has no clear rules and it allows authorities to block the material without proper investigation. The company has allegedly warned that this may lead to extensive censorship in India.
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The X says that these actions are damaging its business in India. The company says that it depends on users to share legitimate information, and fear that random blocking orders will damage its platform and user’s trust. According to the report, the X is also opposing the pressure given by the government to join cooperation, a portal run by the Cyber Crime Coordination Center (I4C), which is designed to manage the orders of Section 79 (3) (B).
