Election Commission, X and the Voluntary Code of Ethics: a short Explainer on questions of transparency

By Tithi Neogi Introduction In April 2024, the Election Commission of India (“Commission”) issued takedown orders to X for posts containing political speech shared by political actors, specifying that failure to comply would be a violation of the Voluntary Code of Ethics (“Code”). X disagreed with the Commission in principle but begrudgingly complied, notified affected […]