Tech Desk 
May 09, 2025
In the midst of escalating border tensions between India and Pakistan, social media platform X (formerly Twitter) has rejected the Indian government's request to block over 8,000 accounts in India.
Most of these over 8,000 accounts on the Elon Musk-owned social media platform comprise accounts of international news outlets, public figures, and Pakistani organisations.
Indian authorities issued executive orders to the micro-blogging site, demanding content restrictions and threatening to impose heavy fines on the company’s local staff and to imprison them if the orders are not followed, according to The Express Tribune.
"X has received executive orders from the Indian government requiring X to block over 8,000 accounts in India," the company wrote, adding that penalties may include "significant fines and imprisonment" for its employees, read a post shared by X's Global Government Affairs handle on the platform.
It was also disclosed that many of the accounts concerned in the order lacked specific violations or evidence. "In most cases, the Indian government has not specified which posts from an account violated local laws," the post added. "For a significant number of accounts, we received no evidence or justification."
Although the platform has initiated blocking some of the accounts in India, it is now crystal clear that it disagrees with the government’s approach.
