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X Says It's 'Deeply Concerned' About India Press Censorship (aljazeera.com)

(Tuesday July 08, 2025 @11:25AM (msmash) from the tussle-continues dept.)


X said Tuesday it is " [1]deeply concerned about ongoing press censorship in India " after the Indian government ordered the platform to block 2,355 accounts on July 3, including two Reuters news agency handles. The social media company said the order came under India's Section 69A of the Information Technology Act, with non-compliance risking criminal liability.

The Indian Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology demanded immediate action within one hour without providing justification, X said. After public outcry, the government requested X to unblock the Reuters accounts.



[1] https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/7/8/deeply-concerned-over-india-press-censorship-says-x-as-accounts-blocked


X is not 'press' (Score:2)

by nospam007 ( 722110 ) *

And it never will be.

Re: (Score:2)

by GoTeam ( 5042081 )

> And it never will be.

X is not the "press" being talked about in this context. India asked X to block 2,355 accounts which included organizations considered press, such Reuters.

Re: (Score:2)

by ArchieBunker ( 132337 )

It's not about "free speech" either.

[1]https://www.pbs.org/newshour/n... [pbs.org]

[2]https://www.vanityfair.com/new... [vanityfair.com]

[3]https://www.the-independent.co... [the-independent.com]

[1] https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/journalists-who-wrote-about-owner-elon-musk-suspended-from-twitter

[2] https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2023/04/elon-musk-twitter-still-banning-journalists

[3] https://www.the-independent.com/tech/x-journalist-ban-elon-musk-b2476153.html

Re: (Score:2)

by Luthair ( 847766 )

Elon is a dumbass but this is one of the few times there may be a valid point about some of the accounts. Modi is a little dictator.

As usual, this being a 1.3.x release, I haven't even compiled this
kernel yet. So if it works, you should be doubly impressed.
(Linus Torvalds, announcing kernel 1.3.3 on the linux-kernel mailing list.)