MeitY rejects X claim on block orders; no plan to ban handles
The Centre said Tuesday it did not issue any fresh blocking order to microblogging platform X (formerly Twitter) on July 3, and that it had no intention of blocking any prominent international news channels, including Reuters and Reuters World.
Tuesday’s comments from the ministry of electronics and information technology (MeitY) followed a post by the Elon Musk-owned microblogging platform on its Global Government Affairs handle, claiming that on July 3, New Delhi had ordered X to block 2,355 accounts in India, using under Section 69A of the IT Act. Among those handles were those of international news outlets like Reuters and Reuters World, the platform had said.
