Social media platform X said Tuesday it was ‘deeply concerned’ after the Indian government ordered it last week to block 2,355 accounts, including two Reuters news agency accounts.
Many of the blocked accounts were restored hours later, with New Delhi specifically denying its role in the takedown.
India, the world’s biggest democracy, regularly ranks among the top five countries for the number of requests made by a government to remove social media content.
‘On July 3, 2025, the Indian government ordered X to block 2,355 accounts in India, including international news outlets like @Reuters and @ReutersWorld,’ X’s Global Government Affairs team said in a statement, shared on its platform.
It said that India’s Ministry of Electronics ‘demanded immediate action—within one hour—without providing justification, and required the accounts to remain blocked’ until further notice.Â
