Two weeks after the Pahalgam attack, India targeted Pakistan’s terrorist bases, after which retaliation is being taken by Pakistan. Meanwhile, the Government of India ordered the social media platform X to ban 8 thousand accounts of the country on Thursday, after which these accounts have been closed by X.
X has received executive Orders from the Indian Government Requiring X to Block Over 8,000 Accounts in India, Subject to Potanical Penaltiies Including Significant Fines and Improisonment of the Company’s Local Employees. The Orders include demands to block access in India to…
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This action has been taken by the social media platform X after issuing executive orders of the government. After closing the account, X said in a statement that he had received orders in this regard from the government. The X also said that the government had issued an executive order asking to ban 8000 accounts. In the event of not doing so, the company could be imposed penalty.
This step of banning more than 8 thousand accounts has been taken after Pakistan’s attempt to target Jammu Airport. The Global Government Affairs team of X informed about blocking accounts. The order states that if X does not block the accounts, the company may have to pay heavy fines and its local employees may also have to go to jail.
This is the government’s exercise to prevent outrage among people by spreading false news on social media platforms. These blocked accounts include international news outl and many celebrities’ accounts. On behalf of X, it was said that in many cases the government did not say which posts violate Indian laws from these accounts. No reason was shared for the blocked accounts.
X also says that they do not agree with the government at all. He decided to follow orders to maintain his platform only in India. The company said that it is important to maintain access to information for people in India.
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