Govt asks social media platform X to block over 8,000 accounts in India

Social media platform X on Thursday said it had received executive orders from the Indian government requiring it to block over 8,000 accounts in India.

The company stated that the orders also warned of “potential penalties including significant fines and imprisonment of the company’s local employees” in case of non-compliance.

According to X, the orders instructed the platform to restrict Indian users’ access to international news organisations and prominent X users within the country.