X Corp told the Karnataka High Court that the Centre’s Sahyog portal allows arbitrary censorship without legal safeguards. The court will hear the matter next on July 17.
NEW DELHI: 28th May: The Supreme Court of India has extended the interim bail given to Ali Khan Mahmudabad, a professor at Ashoka University, who was arrested by the Haryana Police over his controversial social media posts related to Operation Sindoor, India’s counter-terror response to the Pahalgam terror attack.
A Lucknow court has upheld the dismissal of Amitabh Thakur’s defamation complaint against Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath regarding the term “Kathmullapan” used in a speech. The court ruled that political speech within legislative settings is protected, emphasizing the importance of free expression while defining legal boundaries related to defamation.
A Sonepat court has placed Prof Ali Khan Mahmudabad in judicial custody following his Facebook post about India’s Operation Sindoor, provoking public outrage over perceived free speech violations. Arrested after police custody due to complaints, his case raises critical questions regarding the boundaries of free expression in national security discussions.
Following India’s airstrikes in ‘Operation Sindoor’, social media, particularly X, was inundated with misinformation. In response, the Indian government ordered the blocking of over 8,000 accounts, including international news outlets. X criticized this censorship while complying with the orders for legal protection. Misinformation about the strikes, including fake visuals, was widespread, prompting government action against false narratives.
