Archive · 16 Aug 2025
Delhi HC Asks Centre on X Corp Participation in Sahyog Portal
Imagine a website called Sahyog that helps stop bad things online.
The Delhi High Court is asking if the company formerly known as Twitter (X Corp) should be part of it, especially for serious issues like child trafficking.
Sahyog helps remove illegal content quickly.
X Corp doesn't want to be part of the program and is currently fighting the portal.
The court is reviewing this case because police sometimes take too long to get information from social media.
The government wants everyone to join Sahyog to stop bad things from spreading online.
Delhi High Court is asking the Centre if X Corp. should be part of the Sahyog portal.
The Sahyog portal aims to facilitate the removal of unlawful online information.
X Corp., formerly Twitter, is seeking discharge from the proceedings regarding the Sahyog portal.
The court's order relates to cases involving human trafficking, child trafficking, drug trafficking, and national security.
The Centre stated that 64 intermediaries had joined the Sahyog portal, with more invited.
- Who
- The Delhi High Court and X Corp, formerly known as Twitter, are involved. The Centre must file a reply.
- What
- Delhi High Court is determining if X Corp should be part of the Sahyog portal.
- When
- The court issued its order on August 12 and set a deadline of September 10, 2025 for the Centre's reply.
- Where
- Delhi High Court.
- Why
- To decide if X Corp should be part of the Sahyog portal for cases including human trafficking, child trafficking and national security.
X Corp
Centre
Participation in Sahyog Portal
X Corp
Seeks discharge from proceedings related to the Sahyog portal.
Centre
The Centre wants X Corp to join the Sahyog portal.
- Court
- Delhi High Court
- Party Involved
- X Corp, Centre
- Portal Name
- Sahyog
- Issue Addressed
- Human trafficking, child trafficking, national security, drug trafficking
- Deadline
- September 10, 2025 (for Centre's reply)