The Karnataka High Court has dismissed the plea by X Corp seeking a direction that section 79(3)(b) of the Information Technology (IT) Act does not authorise the government to issue information blocking orders.

In his judgement, Justice M Nagaprasanna said, “The content on social media needs to be regulated and its regulation is a must, more so in cases of offences against women in particular failing which right to dignity as ordained in the constitution gets railroaded.”

On October 31, 2023, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) had directed all central ministries, all State governments, states' deputy generals of police, and local police officers that they are authorised to issue information blocking orders under Section 79(3)(b) of the IT Act.

In its petition

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