Billionaire Elon Musk’s platform has not specified which accounts affected, but reported that they include international media and users with great visibility.
India ordered The blockade of more than eight thousand accounts, including international ‘media’, announced the social network Thursday, saying that it was reluctantly fulfilling what it classified as censorship.
In recent days, Nova Deli has demanded that several accounts of politicians, celebrities and the Pakistani media were banned in the country at a time when.
“Ax received orders from the Indian government to block more than 8,000 accounts in India, under the threat of potential sanctions, including substantial fines and arrest of local local employees,” the social network said in a statement.
Billionaire Elon Musk’s platform has not specified which accounts affected, but reported that they include international media and users with great visibility.
X DISCORDS OF THE DECISION
The announcement comes a day after the owner of Facebook and Instagram platforms, having banned, at the request of Nova Deli, a page focused on Muslim communities and one of the most followed on Instagram in India.
In most cases, the Indian government has not appointed publications that they believe to have violated the country’s laws, nor provided justification to many accounts, said X.
Although confirming that the block began, X expressed disagreement with the substance of the decision: it is equivalent to “censorship of existing and future content” and is “contrary to the fundamental right to freedom of expression”.
“This is not an easy decision to make, but it is essential that the platform remains accessible in India,” the company explained.
Misinformation increases with violence
The climbing of the tension between the two nuclear powers caused an avalanche of false information on the internet.
On Thursday, Nova Delhi and Islamabade accused each other to attacks with ‘drones’, increasing international concern.
On Wednesday, the armies of both countries exchanged gunfire after Indian attacks in Pakistan aimed at, according to Nova Delhi, the group that accuses the attack of April 22 in Caxemira Indiana.
Bombarding made at least 48 dead on both sides, almost all civilians.
Caxemira was divided between India and Pakistan when they became independent states in 1947, but both countries have since continued to claim total sovereignty over the region.
