Reuters X account restored in India after government intervention

International news agency Reuters’ X account was withheld in India for a few hours but restored later on Sunday after the government intervened to say it had not sought the blocking of the handle.

Reuters’ X account was blocked from being accessed in India overnight, leading to speculations.

The government asked the Elon Musk-owned platform for an explanation and said that it had not sought such a move. X restored access to the account shortly after.

A government official said that “all blocked channels on X have been opened now”.

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