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X will appeal Indian court ruling allowing 'arbitrary takedown orders'

X is challenging an Indian court order it says would require it to comply with millions of takedown requests without due process.

In a statement, the company said it was "deeply concerned" about the ruling, which allows police officers "to issue arbitrary takedown orders through a secretive online portal" called the Sahyog. "The Sahyog enables officers to order content removal based solely on allegations of 'illegality,' without judicial review or due process for the speakers, and threatens platforms with criminal liability for non-compliance," X wrote in a statement. Officials threatened to jail Twitter employees in 2021 after the company reversed a decision to block accounts amid widespread protests.

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