{ KARNATAKA HC TOLD } Meta not yet on Sahyog portal: SG Mehta

Meta, the parent company of WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook, has not yet been onboarded onto the government's Sahyog portal, solicitor general Tushar Mehta disclosed in written submissions to the Karnataka high court, making it the second major tech company after X to remain outside the ambit of the platform that facilitates the process of sending takedown notices to intermediaries.

- Sejal Sharma

The disclosure was made in written submissions filed during proceedings in X's legal challenge against the portal, which the social media platform calls a “censorship portal” that bypasses legal safeguards under Section 69A of the Information Technology Act.

According to the SG’s submissions, seen by HT, 38 intermediaries have joined the portal, including Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Telegram, Apple, ShareChat, Snapchat, LinkedIn and YouTube. The list notably excludes Meta and its subsidiaries.