Twitter : On Friday, the Karnataka High Court rejected Twitter’s appeal against directives from the Centre to prohibit specific social media accounts and posts. The business was fined Rs 50 lakh by the high court for failing to follow instructions from the Indian government. The court upheld the government’s position on the topic, according to Electronics and Information Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, who added that “the law of the land must be followed.”
Court Upholds Government’s Stand on Twitter’s Compliance
“Hon’ble court upholds our stand. The law of the land must be followed,” he said after the court’s order. Under Section 69A of the Information Technology Act, Twitter has contested the directives given to it by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeiTY) the previous year. Twitter petitioned the Karnataka High Court in 2022 to contest the Center’s directive to remove information from its platform in accordance with the new Information Technology (IT) laws.
Urging Centre to Specify Reasons for Account Blocking Orders
Twitter advised the high court at the 2022 plea hearings that the Centre’s order to block an account should specify why it is being blocked. Additionally, it asked that a standard be established so that the order (given in accordance with section 69A of the IT Act, 2000) may be contested if necessary. While everything was going on, the Centre had informed the high court that Twitter had been a “habitual non-compliant platform for several years.” Before the banning orders were issued, the Indian government claimed that there had been 50 talks between the government and representatives from Twitter. Additionally, the Centre had stated before the court that ‘Twitter clearly intended to not comply with the laws of the land.’
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