Tesla boss Elon Musk, the richest man in the world, is involved in a court battle Twitter Speaking about a failed bid that Twitter now intends to push through, the social media giant said it had failed to disclose “risky” litigation against the Indian government.
In a countersuit filed under wraps in a Delaware court last Friday, Musk also claimed he was “tricked” into signing the deal.
Twitter should follow local laws in India, Elon Musk said, according to court documents he filed. Snapshots of the court documents posted by circulated on Twitter New York Times tech reporter Kate Conger @kateconger.
“In 2021, the Indian Ministry of Information Technology enacted certain rules that allowed the government to investigate social media posts, require identifying information and prosecute companies that refused to comply. While Musk is an advocate of free speech, he believes that moderation on Twitter should “beat close to the laws of the countries in which Twitter operates,” read a portion of the legal filing in Twitter’s lawsuit against Musk , as published by New York Times tech reporter Kate Conger in a series of tweets.
In a countersuit filed under wraps in a Delaware court last Friday, Musk also claimed he was “tricked” into signing the deal.
Twitter should follow local laws in India, Elon Musk said, according to court documents he filed. Snapshots of the court documents posted by circulated on Twitter New York Times tech reporter Kate Conger @kateconger.
“In 2021, the Indian Ministry of Information Technology enacted certain rules that allowed the government to investigate social media posts, require identifying information and prosecute companies that refused to comply. While Musk is an advocate of free speech, he believes that moderation on Twitter should “beat close to the laws of the countries in which Twitter operates,” read a portion of the legal filing in Twitter’s lawsuit against Musk , as published by New York Times tech reporter Kate Conger in a series of tweets.
Musk objects to this, saying it puts one of Twitter’s biggest markets at risk, and suggests Twitter for… https://t.co/wK10gOJACo
— kate conger (@kateconger) 1659657991000
Responding to Elon Musk’s claims in the court filings, Twitter said it “respectfully refers the court to their full and accurate content on that basis.”
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