Imagine clicking on your favourite social media app or trying to access a website you visit daily, only to be met with an 'Access Denied' message. This sudden digital silence has become the unsettling truth for potentially thousands of X users in India, where a reported government action has swept over 8,000 accounts into a blocked void. Could your digital life have just hit a wall?
X, formerly known as Twitter, will restrict access to more than 8,000 profiles in India, the Elon Musk-led social media platform announced today, 9 May, following a directive from the Indian government. Even though X has decided to implement these restrictions, the company has raised objections to the order, pointing to the core principle of free expression.
