The government's blocking orders, which were upheld by a review committee, impinges on X's right to provide a platform for free speech, counsel for the social media giant argued.
The Karnataka High Court posed the query while hearing X Corp's appeal against a single-judge order dismissing its challenge to orders issued by the Indian government to block certain Twitter posts and accounts.
The Karnataka High Court has stayed the single judge order against Twitter until the next hearing an the appeal filed by X Corp, provided that the platform deposits ₹25 lakhs in a week.