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TMI BlogX may be held responsible for Grok generated content: Govt sourceX X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... X may be held responsible for Grok generated content: Govt source X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... iticians from Grok and the AI platform was coming up with responses which were unpalatable. Grok is an AI tool on social media platform X. "Prima facie, it seems Yes. It is my personal view, but the same has to be legally scrutinised," the government source said when asked if X can be held responsible for Grok-generated content. The source said the Ministry of Electronics and Information Techn ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ology is in discussion with the social media platform to understand and assess its working. Last year, the government had taken immediate action and issued guidelines on AI after Google's Gemini made some unpleasant remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi in response to queries. The guidelines to check social media content are in place, and the companies need to adhere to them, the source a ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... dded. Talking about X case against the government challenging section 79 (3) of the IT Act, the source said that the courts will have final words on the contention of social media platforms on content blocking. Elon Musk-owned X has filed a lawsuit in the Karnataka High Court against the Government of India, contending that content regulations are unlawful and arbitrary. It has also raised conc ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... erns over the Centre's interpretation of the Information Technology (IT) Act, particularly its use of Section 79(3)(b), which 'X' argues violates Supreme Court rulings and undermines free expression online. "Section 79(3)(b) comes into play if an intermediary does not remove objectionable content as per the order authorised government bodies. By doing so, if a social media platform is ready to ta ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ke liability or ownership of user-generated content, then it can be prosecuted, and the social media platform will always have the option to approach court against the prosecution. Therefore, it is finally courts that will have the final say in the contention," the source noted. The lawsuit alleged that the government is using the section to create a parallel content-blocking mechanism, bypassing ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... the structured legal process outlined in Section 69A. X claimed this approach contradicts the Supreme Court's 2015 ruling in the Shreya Singhal case, which established that content can only be blocked through a proper judicial process or the legally defined route under Section 69A. If a platform fails to comply within 36 hours, it risks losing its safe harbour protection under Section 79(1) and ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... could be held accountable under various laws, including the Indian Penal Code (IPC). Section 79 (1) of the IT Act provides protection to social media platforms from liability for objectionable content posted by their users. The sub-section 2 of section 79 describes the condition for an intermediary, and sub-section 3 of section 79 of the IT Act prescribes the conditions when the protection grant ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ed to a social media platform will not apply. PTI PRS CS PRS BAL BAL BAL X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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