As officials insist it must abide by the law, Twitter has filed a lawsuit against the Indian government, contesting a recent ruling requiring it to ban accounts and remove certain content.
Twitter's appeal against the Indian government was submitted on Tuesday to the Karnataka High Court in Bangalore, claiming it violates the freedom of speech guaranteed to citizen-users of the platform.
According to TechCrunch, Twitter's appeal was submitted on Tuesday to the Karnataka High Court in Bangalore. It claims that the government decision is not supported by existing laws and violates the "freedom of speech guaranteed to citizen-users of the platform."
While a company spokesperson told the New York Times that Twitter complied with the deadline to erase dozens of accounts and posts on Monday, the legal challenge quickly followed.
Ashwini Vaishnaw, the electronics and information technology minister, insisted that "It is everyone’s responsibility to abide by the laws pass...