SaralnamaAn Indian court has dismissed a case filed by Elon Musk's X against a government portal that it had argued was being used to arbitrarily censor content on the platform. A single-judge bench of the Karnataka High Court ruled that X's challenge against the Sahyog portal, run by the federal home ministry, was "without merit". The full order has not been made public yet. X has not said whether it will appeal against the order. Wednesday's dismissal marks the second case in just over two years that X has lost while challenging the Indian government's powers to block or take down content, leaving free speech and digital rights experts worried. X is estimated to have around 25 million users in India. Technology policy researcher Prateek Waghre told the BBC that the order was "worrisome" and "legitimised the act of… (Updated 25 Sep 2025, 14:12 IST; source: link)
Key Points
- An Indian court has dismissed a case filed by Elon Musk's X against a government portal that it had argued was being used to arbitrarily censor content on the platform
- A single-judge bench of the Karnataka High Court ruled that X's challenge against the Sahyog portal, run by the federal home ministry, was "without merit"
- The full order has not been made public yet