The suit was filed by Gadkari against Meta, X, Google/YouTube, the Union Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, the Department of Telecommunications, and unknown users described as “Ashok Kumar/John Doe.”The Court noted that the content flagged by Gadkari was vile and abusive.
The material which plaintiff seeks to pull down, I can only say that the same is absolutely vile and abusive.
Such material should have no place on public platform, which is accessible to everyone including young.
Meta and google have appeared and they have agreed to take down the material set out in exhibit c. Their statement is accepted," the Court said in its interim order.
Hence, it directed that such content be taken down.
The suit was filed by Gadkari against Meta, X, Google/YouTube, the Union Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, the Department of Telecommunications, and unknown users described as “Ashok Kumar/John Doe.”
The Court noted that the content flagged by Gadkari was vile and abusive.
"One such transcript appears on instagram reel. There are other content. The material which plaintiff seeks to pull down, I can only say that the same is absolutely vile and abusive. Such material should have no place on public platform, which is accessible to everyone including young. The applicant has made out a case for ad interim relief. Meta and google have appeared and they have agreed to take down the material set out in exhibit c. Their statement is accepted," the Court said in its interim order.
Hence, it directed that such content be taken down.