India Blocks X Account Of China's Mouthpiece Global Times Days After Action Against Pakistani Handles

Last Updated:May 14, 2025, 11:16 IST

Last week, the social media platform X said that it had started blocking 8,000 accounts in India following executive orders from the government

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The official X account of Chinese mouthpiece Global Times has been blocked in India, days after similar action was taken against several Pakistani handles. However, the website of Global Times is still visible in the country.

Last week, the social media platform X said that it had started blocking 8,000 accounts in India following executive orders from the government.

In a post on X’s Global Government Affairs handle, the platform said it received executive orders from the Indian government requiring it to block over 8,000 accounts in the country “subject to potential penalties including significant fines and imprisonment of the company’s local employees".

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