Indian authorities ordered US social media giant to act on content including accounts supportive of an independent Sikh state, farmers’ protests and antigovernment posts
New Delhi — Twitter on Tuesday asked an Indian court to overturn some government orders to remove content from the social media platform, a source familiar with the matter said, in a legal challenge which alleges abuse of power by officials.
India’s IT ministry did not immediately respond on Tuesday to a request for comment about Twitter’s legal move. In a filing with the top court in the southern Indian state of Karnataka, Twitter argued that some removal orders fell short of the procedural requirements of India’s IT act, the source said, without specifying which ones it wanted reviewed.
It says that some were related to political content posted by official handles of political parties, the blocking of which amount to violation of freedom of speech, the source added.
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