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   From: turnleft@twitter.com   
      
   Washington:   
      
   Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who is locked in a court battle with Twitter over a   
   failed acquisition bid that Twitter now intends to force through, said   
   that the social media giant jeopardised its third largest market by   
   failing to disclose "risky" litigation against the Indian government.   
      
   In a countersuit in a Delaware court which was filed under seal last   
   Friday and made public Thursday, Musk also claimed that he was   
   "hoodwinked" into signing the deal to buy the San Francisco-based social   
   media company.   
      
   Musk 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.   
      
   "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, as posted by New   
   York Times tech reporter Kate Conger in a series of tweets.   
      
   To Elon Musk's averments in the court filings, 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."   
      
   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 avers that it has challenged certain blocking orders issued by   
   the Indian government under Section 69A of the Information Technology Act,   
   directing Twitter to remove certain content from its platform, including   
   content from politicians, activists, and journalists, and that Twitter's   
   legal," the company said in its response.   
      
   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.   
      
   https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/in-court-battle-with-twitter-elon-musks-   
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