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Motorola sues social platforms and creators over posts, raising speech concerns in India

Motorola weaponizes defamation lawsuits against Indian creators and social platforms to suppress product criticism and reviews, raising free-speech concerns in a market where corporate litigation chills legitimate dissent.

Wednesday, April 15, 2026 12:00 PM UTC2 MIN READSOURCE: TechCrunchBY sys://pipeline

Motorola has sued social media platforms (X, YouTube, Instagram) and dozens of content creators in India over allegedly defamatory posts about its products, raising concerns that the broad injunction could suppress legitimate critical coverage and user reviews. The company is targeting everything from product reviews and device failure allegations to boycott campaigns, seeking permanent restraint on what it calls false or defamatory content.

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