This extension of executive power has effectively given a private corporation powers to determine what constitutes defamatory content regarding their affairs, which extends the power to order content takedown. The Guild is concerned that such blanket powers granted to a corporate entity, coupled with ministerial action in issuing takedown directions, are a step towards censorship. They risk chilling legitimate reporting, commentary, and satire, and undermine the fundamental right to freedom of speech and expression. The Editors Guild urges the judiciary to ensure that defamation claims are addressed through due process, and not through one-sided injunctions that amount to prior restraint. Any system that allows private interests to unilaterally silence critical or uncomfortable voices poses a serious risk to the public’s right to know.