X’s Global Affairs account temporarily withheld in India amid government crackdown on social media

NEW DELHI: Hours after the Elon Musk-owned social media intermediary ‘X’ stated that it had started blocking accounts in response to directives from the Indian government, the ‘Global Government Affairs’ account of X (formerly Twitter) was temporarily withheld in India.

When attempting to access the ‘@GlobalAffairs’ account, a message appeared on screen stating, ‘Account has been withheld in India in response to a legal demand’.