X Blocks Thousands Of Accounts In India, Government Forced Assessment Platform

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JAKARTA X, formerly known as Twitter, blocked thousands of accounts in India. Elon Musk's platform stated that this blocking was carried out on the orders of the local government.

Reporting from Reuters, there are more than 2,000 accounts blocked on X due to the country's 'on-going press censorship'. X also admitted that he was forced to block thousands of these accounts to avoid penalties from applicable laws.

If not obeyed, X could face lawsuits. The blocking of this account not only had an impact on local news accounts, but also international news accounts such as Reuters.

"On July 3, 2025, the Indian government ordered X to block 2,355 accounts in India, including international news agencies such as Reuters and ReutersWorld, under Article 69A of the IT Law," X said in a post.

X does not appear to support the silence of the press. The company said it was concerned that it would do various ways to maintain thousands of affected accounts.

"We are deeply concerned about the ongoing press censorship in India due to this blocking order. X is exploring all available legal options," X explained.

On the other hand, a spokesman for the Indian Press Information Bureau actually gave a different response. The spokesman said that no government agency asked for hidden or blocking news accounts.

However, the rules recorded in Article 69A of the Indian IT Law state the opposite. The government is authorized to block public access to certain content.

This blocking can be carried out 'demic of the interests of India's sovereignty, integrity, Indian defense, and state security'. It is not yet known what kind of order X received even though the platform claimed to be directed by the government.

Meanwhile, following the report of thousands of blocked X accounts, India's Ministry of Information Technology (IT) claimed to have written a letter to X to open its blocking. The ministry stated that X had "explored unnecessary technicality".

Several accounts have reportedly returned to service, including two blocked Reuters accounts. Meanwhile, the status of the other thousands of accounts is still unclear.