Wired
•78% Informative
Indian government blocks Hindutva Watch's account on X, formerly Twitter, by order of the Indian Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) Activists and experts worry that the government is cracking down on platforms and internet service providers to silence critical voices.
The government has seen increased crackdowns on critics including journalists, activists, academics, and lawmakers.
India is X’s third largest market, with some 30 million users.
India also has what many experts refer to as “hostage taking laws,” which require platforms to appoint a legal representative in-country who can be held responsible, or even arrested, if platforms don't comply with government orders.
VR Score
73
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semi-formal
Language
English
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58
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possibly offensive
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short-lived
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