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  • Reuters X account restored in India after suspension over legal demand
    Dawn - 06:06 Jul 07, 2025
    The Reuters News account on X was restored in India on Sunday, a day after the social media platform suspended it, citing a legal demand. “At this time, we are no longer withholding access in India to your account,” X said in an email to the Reuters social media team, without elaborating. Representatives for X, Reuters and the Indian government did not immediately respond to requests for comment on the restoration of the account. Earlier on Sunday, a spokesperson for the Indian government’s Press Information Bureau told Reuters that no Indian government agency had required withholding the Reuters handle, adding that officials were working with X to resolve the problem. A Reuters spokesperson had said the agency was working with X to resolve this matter and get the Reuters account reinstated in India as soon as possible. Reuters World, another X account operated by the news agency, which was blocked in India, was also restored late on Sunday night. The main Reuters account, which has more than 25 million follo...
  • X suspends Reuters account in India after ‘legal demand’
    ARY NEWS - 18:36 Jul 06, 2025
    Reuters, India, X accountNEW DELHI, July 6: The Reuters News account on X has been inaccessible to users in India since Saturday, when the social media platform suspended it in response to what it described as a “legal demand”. A spokesperson for the Indian government’s Press Information Bureau, however, told Reuters there was no requirement from any agency […]
  • Reuters X accounts ‘withheld’ in India: local media
    Dawn - 12:15 Jul 06, 2025
    The Reuters news agency’s X account handles were “withheld” in India “in response to a legal demand”, Indian outlet The Print reported on Sunday. The accounts for both Reuters and Reuters World were inaccessible in India; however, users were still able to access 30 other Reuters accounts, The Print added. The Reuters news website is also accessible. X users in India have posted screenshots showing that they are unable to access the news agency’s accounts. Reuters has yet to issue a statement, while the Indian Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) told India Today that no order was given to restrict the accounts. “There is no requirement from the Government of India to withhold the Reuters handle. We are continuously working with X to resolve the problem,” an official spokesperson for the ministry told outlet India Today. The Print reported that in previous instances of X restricting access to accounts in India due to legal requirements, the platform issued statements through its Global Go...