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India made the most demands of any country for Twitter to block content by journalists in 2021

India accounted for the highest number of legal demands to block content posted on Twitter by verified journalists and news organisations in the last six months of 2021, according to an Indian Express report citing the social media giant’s latest transparency report. The country also topped the list in the previous reporting period.

A third of the total requests came from India, and the country, along with Russia, Turkey and Pakistan made up the top four in issuing such demands.

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