The Delhi High Court issued notices to Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology and Google over blocking of 4 PM News YouTube channel. Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav sought responses from authorities in the petition.
The Karnataka High Court sought the Union government’s response to X Corp’s plea challenging the Centre’s Sahyog portal, alleging authorities nationwide use it to issue online content takedown orders to intermediaries outside the statutory blocking procedures.
The Supreme Court said key questions arise over validity of Fact-Check Units targeting misleading news about the government online, with Chief Justice Surya Kant stressing the need to balance regulation and constitutional values while referring the matter to a three-judge bench.
