{"id":13429,"date":"2026-08-17T17:40:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T17:40:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=13429"},"modified":"2026-08-17T17:40:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T17:40:11","slug":"follow-law-of-land-centre-to-x-after-musk-announces-greater-visibility-on-govt-censorship-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=13429","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Follow law of land&#8217;: Centre to X after Musk announces greater visibility on govt censorship | India News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-133302791,imgsize-20182,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/elon-musk.jpg\" alt=\"'Follow law of land': Centre to X after Musk announces greater visibility on govt censorship\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: Centre on Monday said that Elon Musk-owned X will have to &#8220;follow the law of the land&#8221; after the social media platform introduced a new rule to make government-driven restrictions on content more visible to users.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>&#8220;X will have to follow the law of the land,&#8221; the officer told news agency PTI.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>In a post on social media platform X, Musk said that any censorship required by governments is now clearly visible, signalling the platform&#8217;s intention to provide users with greater insight into actions taken at the request of government authorities.<\/p>\n<div class=\"LEzX4\">\n<div class=\"PmOGb\">\n<p class=\"PSf84\">Share your thoughts in the comments<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Insightful<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Agree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Disagree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Skeptical<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Concerning<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Promising<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Worth Reading<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Big Development<\/button><\/p>\n<p><textarea class=\"T9MbS\" rows=\"1\" placeholder=\"Add your Thoughts...\"\/><button type=\"button\" class=\"ZW6JD \" disabled=\"\">Post Comment<\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"swnca\">Be respectful \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatimes.com\/termsandcondition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"gkv0P\">TOI community guidelines<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"7\"\/>&#8220;Any censorship required by governments is now clearly visible,&#8221; Musk said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"9\"\/>Under the proposed changes, X users will be able to see when governments seek the removal of posts or request restrictions on accounts.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"13\"\/>The platform also plans to disclose details about the agencies making such requests and, where available, the legal grounds or justification cited for the action.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"15\"\/>The move is part of Musk&#8217;s wider push to make the platform&#8217;s moderation and content-distribution systems more transparent.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/>Since acquiring X, formerly known as Twitter, Musk has repeatedly argued that users should have greater visibility into how online content is moderated and ranked.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/follow-law-of-land-centre-to-x-after-musk-announces-greater-visibility-on-govt-censorship\/articleshow\/133302784.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEW DELHI: Centre on Monday said that Elon Musk-owned X will have to &#8220;follow the law of the land&#8221; 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