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Indian Government orders censoring of accounts on X (x.com)
submitted 5 days ago by FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.au to c/technology@lemmy.world
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X has received executive orders from the Indian government requiring X to block over 8,000 accounts in India, subject to potential penalties including significant fines and imprisonment of the company’s local employees. The orders include demands to block access in India to accounts belonging to international news organizations and prominent X users.

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X is exploring all possible legal avenues available to the company. Unlike users located in India, X is restricted by Indian law in its ability to bring legal challenges against these executive orders. However, we encourage all users who are impacted by these blocking orders to seek appropriate relief from the courts.

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[–] PattyMcB@lemmy.world 25 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I don't use X, and I've heard some really shitty things about the corruption in Indian government. Screw all of them, imho

[–] Dudewitbow@lemmy.zip -1 points 5 days ago

i mean im not saying. im pro Sikh either, but Indias response and justification for the Assassination of Singh Nijjar was pretty fucked up, even if he didnt have the cleanest of histories.

[–] Asmodeus77 14 points 4 days ago (3 children)

I think OP (FreedomAdvocate) might be Elon Musk himself. Check their account history. Every single post or comment is in defense of Musk, Tesla, or X.

[–] draughtcyclist@lemmy.world 8 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Either that or a bot operating on his behalf. 13 day old account with 500+ comments - either a bot or some fuckin' loser with nothing better to do than lick boot.

[–] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 0 points 3 days ago

Strong bootlicker energy for sure

Also, trying to work politics into his content where it is unclear for.

[–] BreadstickNinja@lemmy.world 8 points 4 days ago

There are enough fan boys still salivating over the fascist prick that it doesn't necessarily have to be him.

Also I'm not sure Lemmy has a large enough audience to satiate his endless need for external validation.

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 days ago

This is a rare W for X, assuming what they say about their ability to sue the government is true. Modi's government is far right, so if X is simply politically motivated, there's no reason for them to make this post. They certainly could still be politically motivated, but maybe that's limited to the US.

I'm still very much not a fan of X, but I do like it when SM platforms reveal government BS.

[–] untakenusername@sh.itjust.works 3 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (2 children)

in other words, even if musk didn't want to have them blocked, he couldn't do much about it without bribing everyone who gave the orders or something drastic like that

[–] boramalper@lemmy.world 4 points 5 days ago

He can always take the principled stance and remove access to the entire platform in India instead, which would make the censorship attempts painstakingly noticeable, and may incentivise users to ask for a change in policy and/or use VPNs for unfettered access. I doubt Musk will do that.