Elon Musk’s X says Indian govt gave ‘executive orders’ to withhold accounts, posts linked to farmers protest

Days after the Ministry of Electronics and IT ordered social media platforms to temporarily block 177 accounts that were linked to farmers’ protests, Elon Musk-led X (formerly Twitter) said it has received executive orders to act against some accounts and posts, “subject to potential penalties including significant fines and imprisonment.”

However, the X handle of X’s Global Government Affairs team in a post shared past midnight stressed that although it would suspend those accounts and posts “in India alone”, it disagreed with these actions and that the posts should not be withheld on grounds of freedom of expression.