Microsoft, Google Challenge High Court Order On Removal Of Intimate Images

A single-judge bench of the Delhi High Court had directed search engines to remove non-consensual intimate images from the internet without requiring specific URLs.

Tech giants Microsoft and Google have moved the Delhi High Court against its single-judge bench's order directing search engines to proactively remove non-consensual intimate images (NCII) from the internet without requiring specific URLs.

The companies argue that implementing such directives is technologically unfeasible and exceeds the existing legal framework.

During proceedings before a division bench of Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora, Microsoft stated that complying with the single-judge's directions is not feasible due to technological limitations and that the directives go beyond established legal boundaries.