US EditionReuters X account restored in India after suspension over legal demand
INDIA, JUL 7 – The Indian government ordered blocking of over 2,300 accounts including Reuters under Section 69A of the IT Act before restoring Reuters' access after clarifications, X said.
- In early July 2025, the Indian authorities directed the social media platform X to disable 2,355 accounts across the country, among them the Reuters and Reuters World news agency handles, citing Section 69A of the IT Act.
- This order followed ongoing tensions between X and the Indian government over content removal requests and expanded takedown powers impacting many officials.
- Reuters' accounts were suspended on July 5 but were reinstated on July 6 following a request from India's government authorities to lift the block amid widespread public criticism.
- The Reuters main account has over 25 million followers globally, and X criticized the block order as "ongoing press censorship" while the government denied issuing fresh blocking orders or intending to block major news channels.
- X officials are pursuing legal options to challenge the block order and have urged affected users to seek remedies, highlighting continuing disputes over India's online content regulation.
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Social network X said that the Indian government had demanded the suspension of nearly 2,000 accounts, including those of international media. New Delhi denied these claims, but several organizations
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