Scroll: Sahyog portal case offers clear view of government’s expanding role in regulating online content
The Union government’s rollout last month of Sahyog, a new system for coordinating content takedowns across social media platforms, marks a quiet but significant shift in India’s digital governance.
Sahyog portal case offers clear view of government’s expanding role in regulating online content
‘Sahyog’ Portal has been developed to automate the process of sending notices to intermediaries by the Appropriate Government or its agency under IT Act, 2000 to facilitate the removal or disabling of access to any information, data or communication link being used to commit an unlawful act.
Together with the Sahyog team, he exemplified the values of care, diligence, and empathy while strategizing and implementing transformative programs across nine states in India.
What is the ‘Sahyog’ portal? The Sahyog portal was launched in 2024 by the Union Home Ministry last year to expedite orders to block objectionable content. It is maintained by the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C).
What is Sahyog, which Elon Musk-owned X called a ‘censorship portal ...
“Sahyog is a movement against economic slavery — empowering the poorest through cooperative savings and accessible loans, in the spirit of the Qur’an’s call to mutual support and compassion.”
Sahyog is a grassroots movement established from humble beginnings in 1997 in the foothills of the Himalayas that strives to ensure that people with disabilities can lead independent lives with dignity.
Launched in late 2024 and managed by the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) under the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Sahyog portal is a centralised digital dashboard.