The Center claims in the objections that Twitter willfully disobeyed the law and continued to operate outside of compliance.
Twitter is allegedly rebellious of the law, according to the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY). On Thursday, MeitY submitted its 101-page statement of objections to the Karnataka High Court.
The Centre stated in the objections, “The petitioner willfully disobeyed the law and continued to be disobedient. Only after respondent No. 2 followed up diligently and after a show cause notice was issued on June 27, 2022, did the petitioner suddenly comply with all the blocking instructions.”
On September 8, the case is scheduled to be heard.
39 URLs were among the many blocking requests that Twitter has contested. Twitter alleged that the government‘s takedown letters have an impact on free speech in a petition it submitted in June.
Before asking them to remove their content, the creators of the content on its platform were not given prior warning. However, the government argued in opposition that because Twitter served as the middleman, it was Twitter’s duty to tell the users.
Twitter has no place in the country’s security, according to the authorities. “It is the government, not the platform, that has a duty to act when a public order crisis occurs. Therefore, platforms should not be permitted to decide whether or not content would compromise public order or national security, “said the Center.
Regarding the allegations that political tweets were requested to be removed, the government has claimed that it merely requested the blocking of unverified accounts. The Information Technology Act of 2000 is said to apply to any private policies or norms established by online platforms, according to the Center.
“Foreign platforms operating in India are not permitted to argue that Indian laws and regulations do not apply to them. Such a claim cannot stand up in court, “It’s stated. The objections have also called for the petition to be dismissed because Twitter is not eligible to file for relief because it is not an Indian citizen.
Twitter defies national rules, the Center informs the Karnataka High Court.
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