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The social-media giant’s decision to take the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology to court could have a far-reaching impact on Big Tech in India. While the government is unlikely to soften its stance, finding a middle ground and ensuring a favourable business environment is the need of the hour to attract investments.
In what could be seen as the first legal salvo by Twitter Inc against the Indian government, the US-headquartered microblogging platform filed a writ petition in the High Court of Karnataka last month. Challenging the Centre’s orders to block content, Twitter said in its appeal that it amounts to a ‘disproportionate use of power’.“A blocking order cannot be issued without providing cogent reasons as to why such account-level blocking is
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