India Orders Musk’s X to Block Some Accounts Amid Protests

‘We disagree with these actions,’ company says in a post
Government imposed similar restrictions on Twitter in 2021

Demonstrators run for cover as police fire tear gas during a protest by farmers near the Haryana-Punjab state border in Rajpura, Punjab, India, on Feb. 21.Photographer: Prakash Singh/Bloomberg

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By Swati Gupta

February 22, 2024 at 8:20 AM UTC

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February 22, 2024 at 2:11 PM UTC

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India’s government ordered Elon Musk’s X to block certain accounts and posts on the social media platform, apparently in reaction to ongoing farmer protests in the country.