No official reason has been provided by the Indian government or X, leaving the exact cause unclear.
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New Delhi: The X or formerly known as Twitter handle of international news agency Reuters has been withheld in India ‘in response to a legal demand’, according to a notice displayed by the social media platform. However, government sources denied having raised any new legal demand in this matter, and sought an explanation from X, the social media platform owned by Elon Musk, the world’s richest person.
However, sources said that a demand for blocking Reuters' X account alongside several hundreds of other accounts was made during Operation Sindoor in May. While several accounts were blocked from accessing in India, Reuters handle wasn’t.
The government is making its effort to restore Reuters’ X account soon. “There is no requirement from the Government of India to withhold Reuters and we are continuously working with X to resolve the problem,” the spokesperson said.
The official accounts of Chinese media organisation Global Times and Turkish media house TRT World on X were also blocked again citing legal demand, which the government said was not required now. On random check it was found that Chinese Xinhua News and some other media outlets, that were also blocked during Operation Sindoor, continued to be accessible.
“An order was issued on May 7 during Operation Sindoor but it was not enforced. The X handle seems to have enforced that order now which is a mistake on their part. Government has reached out to X for resolving it at the earliest,” an official source said.
While affiliated X handles such as Reuters Tech News, Reuters Fact Check, Reuters Asia, and Reuters China are accessible in India, both official X accounts of the global news agency as well as Reuters World handles are inaccessible. X users attempting to access the main account can see a message that reads: “Account withheld. @ Reuters has been withheld in response to a legal demand.
( Source : Deccan Chronicle )
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