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X says it’s withholding accounts and tweets in India to obey orders


X, formerly known as Twitter, said Wednesday it is withholding specific accounts and posts in India, action it said the firm disagrees with, in response X, formerly known as Twitter, is withholding specific accounts and posts in India in response to executive orders issued by the Indian government.

X, formerly known as Twitter, said Wednesday it is withholding specific accounts and posts in India, action it said the firm disagrees with, in response to executive orders issued by the Indian government. The authorities this year blocked some social media accounts ahead of the protests, where farmers are demanding the minimum support price of their produce to be increased. The South Asian market’s amended IT rules provide New Delhi with greater powers to force compliance from internet services in the country.

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