Twitter unblocks high-profile accounts in India

Twitter has restored several accounts of high-profile celebrities and organizations, including actor Sushant Singh, Caravan magazine, Kisan Ekta Morcha, Tractor2twitr and several other politicians, farmer leaders, writers and activists, that were blocked for several hours at the behest of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) for spreading misinformation during the farmers’ protests.

Twitter said that during the meeting with the concerned officials, the company conveyed that the content is free speech and newsworthy.

“Protecting public conversation and Transparency is fundamental to the work we do at Twitter, the content has been unblocked,” the company said late on Monday.