The Indian government and Elon Musk’s X are engaged in a legal battle before the Karnataka High Court over the question of accountability versus liberty. The microblogging platform has argued that the government’s content-blocking orders hinder its business. In response, the government has advocated for justified action against misleading content on social media.
The matter has raised questions over the Information Technology Act, 2000 provisions that mandate taking down problematic content and grant ‘safe harbour’ to intermediaries that host…