8,000 accounts closed by X after India’s demand

India warned of fines and imprisonment if X did not close the accounts

New Delhi – Social media platform X has closed more than 8,000 accounts in India at the request of the Indian Government. The Government had requested this as these accounts were violating Indian laws. ‘If the Indian government’s order is not followed, X may face heavy fines and imprisonment,’ India had warned. After that, X closed these accounts, saying, ‘We are following the Government’s order to prevent our website from being closed in India.’

🚨 Info Warfare? 🇮🇳🆚🇵🇰

As Pakistan targets multiple locations including Jammu, India orders X to block 8,000 accounts 📵

Govt warns of heavy fines & jail for local staff if not done ⚖️👮‍♂️

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