India Orders X To Block Over 8,000 Accounts To Curb Pakistan-Linked Misinformation

<p>In a significant move to combat misinformation, the Government of India has directed social media platform X (formerly Twitter) to block more than 8,000 accounts. The decision comes amid rising concerns over misinformation campaigns allegedly originating from Pakistan.</p> <p data-pm-slice="0 0 []">In a post on X, Global Government Affairs said that X received executive orders from the Indian government requiring to block over 8,000 accounts in India, subject to potential penalties including significant fines and imprisonment of the company&rsquo;s local employees. The orders include demands to block access in India to accounts belonging to international news organizations and prominent X users.</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">X has received executive orders from the Indian government requiring X to block over 8,000 accounts in India, subject to potential penalties including significant fines and imprisonment of the company&rsquo;s local employees. The orders include demands to block access in India to&hellip;</p> &mdash; Global Government Affairs (@GlobalAffairs) <a href="https://twitter.com/GlobalAffairs/status/1920522981744238814?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 8, 2025</a></blockquote> <p> <script src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" async="" charset="utf-8"></script> </p> <p>"In most cases, the Indian government 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," the GGA posted on X.</p> <p>The Global Global Affairs further said that to comply with the orders, the specified accounts in India will be withhold alone.</p> <p>"We have begun that process. However, we disagree with the Indian government&rsquo;s demands. Blocking entire accounts is not only unnecessary, it amounts to censorship of existing and future content, and is contrary to the fundamental right of free speech," the GGA further added.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>

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