No directive from us: Centre responds as Reuters X account withheld in India
PTC News Desk: The Centre on Sunday dismissed the allegations of making certain legal request to the microblogging site X to ban international news agency Reuter's handle in India.
"There is no requirement from the Government of India to withhold the Reuters handle. We are continuously working with 'X' to resolve the problem," the Official Spokesperson, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology said.
Earlier several news reports surfaced that Indian government requested to block Reuters's X account following Operation Sindoor.
The report also suggest that the action can also be a result of an old request that was acted upon too late.
While affiliated X handles such as Reuters Tech News, Reuters Fact Check, Reuters Asia, and Reuters China are accessible in India, both official X account of the global news agency as well as Reuters World handles are inaccessible.
On its help centre page, X explains such messages "about country withheld content" means X was compelled to withhold the entire account specified or posts in response to a valid legal demand, such as a court order or local laws.
The government has now directed the microblogging platform to explain its action and lift the censorship since the issue is no longer relevant.
- PTC NEWS
