Elon Musk's social media platform 'X' dissents the Central government's order to remove posts and block accounts that are posting concerning the ongoing protesting farmers. The platform disagreed with the demand 'calling for extending freedom of expression to the affected posts'. disagrees
The Ministry of Electronics and IT following a request from the Ministry of Home Affairs has directed the temporary blocking of 177 accounts associated with the farmers' demonstrations, as per the sources. The platform though has withheld these accounts.
"The Indian government has issued executive orders requiring X to act on specific accounts and posts, subject to potential penalties including significant fines and imprisonment. In compliance with the orders, we will withhold these accounts and posts in India alone; however, we disagree with these actions and maintain that freedom of expression should extend to these posts," X said in a post.
"Due to legal restrictions, we are unable to publish the executive orders, but we believe that making them public is essential for transparency. This lack of disclosure can lead to a lack of accountability and arbitrary decision-making," X said.
The social media firm has provided the impacted users with notice of the government actions in accordance with the company's policies.
Meanwhile, farmer leaders on Wednesday put their march to the national capital on hold for two days after a protester was killed and about 12 police personnel were injured in clashes at one of protest sites on the Punjab-Haryana border.
Farmers from across the country have been protesting to press for their demands, including a legal guarantee for minimum support price (MSP) for crops and farm debt waiver.
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