X, the company formerly known as Twitter, revealed that the Indian government mandated the restriction of over 8,000 user accounts. Failure to comply with this directive could result in severe penalties for local employees, including significant fines and imprisonment. This order comes amidst heightened tensions between India and Pakistan, particularly following a recent terrorist attack in Kashmir. X has expressed disagreement with the government's censorship demands but stated that it will comply and restrict the specified accounts within India only, indicating a broader pattern of social media account restrictions linked to Pakistan.
"X has received executive orders from the Indian government requiring X to block over 8,000 accounts in India, subject to potential penalties including significant fines and imprisonment of the company's local employees."
"X added that it disagreed with the demands, which amounted to 'censorship of existing and future content,' but said it would 'withhold the specified accounts in India alone.'"
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