X compliance: X disagrees with govt blocking orders for certain posts and accounts, but complies
The government has asked social media intermediary X (formerly Twitter) to block certain accounts and posts on its platform, the company said. Failure to do so would result in “potential penalties including significant fines and imprisonment,” the company’s global government affairs team said in a post on the platform.“In compliance with the orders, we will withhold these accounts and posts in India alone; however, we disagree with these actions and maintain that freedom of expression should extend to these posts,” the…