City
Epaper

Musk's X banned over 2 lakh accounts for policy violations in India in May

By IANS | Updated: June 16, 2024 20:00 IST

New Delhi, June 16 Elon Musk-run X Corp has banned 2,29,925 accounts in India between April 26 and ...

Open in App

New Delhi, June 16 Elon Musk-run X Corp has banned 2,29,925 accounts in India between April 26 and May 25, mostly for promoting child sexual exploitation and non-consensual nudity.

The microblogging platform, going through churning under Musk, also took down 967 accounts for promoting terrorism on its platform in the country.

In total, X banned 230,892 accounts in the reporting period.

The microblogging platform, in its monthly report in compliance with the new IT Rules, 2021, said that it received 17,580 complaints from users in India in the same time frame through its grievance redressal mechanisms.

In addition, the company processed 76 grievances which were appealing account suspensions.

"We overturned 0 of these account suspensions after reviewing the specifics of the situation. The remaining reported accounts remain suspended," said the company.

"We received 31 requests related to general questions about accounts during this reporting period," it added.

Most complaints from India were about ban evasion (6,881), followed by hateful conduct (3,763), sensitive adult content (3,205), and abuse/harassment (2,815).

Between March 26 and April 25, X banned 1,84,241 accounts in the country.

The microblogging platform also took down 1,303 accounts for promoting terrorism on its platform.

Disclaimer: This post has been auto-published from an agency feed without any modifications to the text and has not been reviewed by an editor

Open in App

Related Stories

InternationalWorld Uyghur Congress condemns deportation of Uyghur activist from Malaysia

CricketGT's Assistant Coach Parthiv Patel clears air on Sundar's bowling in IPL 2026

EntertainmentNIFFA expands footprint in Western Australia, spotlights Punjabi content and screen investment

EntertainmentAnupam Kher visits Asha Bhosle's house: I could almost hear her humming

BusinessCabinet approves 2 key railways projects for UP, Andhra with Rs 24,815 crore outlay

Business Realted Stories

BusinessICICI Bank Q4 net profit rises 9 pc to Rs 14,755 crore; NII up 8 pc

BusinessVarsha Naik's 'Shivleela' Mesmerizes New Jersey with Grand Broadway-Style Tribute to Lord Shiva

BusinessToday Group Announces Exclusive Akshaya Tritiya Offers Across Residential and Commercial Projects

BusinessHDFC Bank Q4 profit grows 8 pc; NII shows modest increase

BusinessCentre announces maritime insurance pool worth 12,980 crore to protect Indian vessels