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The electronics and information technology ministry had sent notices to these companies a week ago, asking them to remove all child sexual abuse material (CSAM) from their platforms.
The micro-blogging platform, going through a churning under Musk who has recently appointed a new X CEO Linda Yaccarino, also took down 1,675 accounts for promoting terrorism on its platform in the country.
Of these, 35 lakh accounts were proactively banned, before any reports from users
An intermediary can either take down the fake or false part, or, depending upon the nature of the content, put a disclaimer on content that is flagged by FCUs, SG Mehta said.
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta said that the rules do not prohibit any express of opinion or critical analysis against government but is only intended to rein in false news.