Tesla CEO Elon Musk said that the social media giant jeopardized its third largest market by failing to disclose “risky” litigation against the Indian government
In a countersuit in a Delaware court, Musk claimed that he was “hoodwinked” into signing the deal to buy the San Francisco-based social media company
He said that Twitter should follow the local law in India, according to the court documents. Snapshots of the court documents were seen circulating on Twitter posted by New York Times Tech Reporter Kate Conger @kateconger
In 2021, India’s information technology ministry imposed certain rules allowing the government to probe social media posts, demand identifying information, and prosecute companies that refused to comply
While Musk is a proponent of free speech, he believes that moderation on Twitter should “hew close to the laws of countries in which Twitter operates” read a portion of the legal filings in Twitter Vs Musk lawsuit, tweeted by NYT reporter Kate Conger
Twitter responded that it “respectfully refers the Court for their complete and accurate contents
Twitter lacks knowledge or information sufficient to form a belief as to the truth of the allegations,” and said it “therefore denies them on that basis, Twitter added
Referring to a petition filed in Karnataka High Court in July, Musk also objected to Twitter’s failure to disclose litigation against the Indian government
Twitter, through its lawyer at the Karnataka High Court, said that their India business would close if they complied with Indian government orders to block content that competent authorities had deemed illegal
The High Court had issued notices to the Centre and adjourned the hearing for August 25th.