Government orders X to block 8,000 handles in India
NEW DELHI: X on Thursday said it will block 8,000 accounts following orders from govt. These include accounts of international news organisations and prominent users.
"In most cases, the Indian govt has not specified which posts from an account have violated India's local laws. For a significant number of accounts, we did not receive any evidence or justification to block the accounts," it said, adding that process has been initiated.
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