India Withholds Political Posts After Poll Body’s Takedown Order

Elon Musk-owned X is at odds with the recent orders from the election commission. The social media platform announced on Tuesday that it had taken action to restrict certain posts in India that contained political speech from elected politicians, political parties, and candidates. This decision came after the country’s election commission directed the platform to remove these posts.

X expressed its disagreement with the election commission’s orders and urged the commission to disclose all future takedown orders. India is preparing for the world’s largest electoral process, with nearly a billion eligible voters set to participate in the upcoming elections starting on Friday. Please note that except for the headline, this text has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.