Pakistan, May 9 -- India's government has taken aggressive steps to curb free speech online by blocking over 8,000 accounts on the social media platform X. The action came after these accounts were involved in exposing misleading propaganda regarding recent events. The Indian authorities have not provided clear details on which laws were violated or the exact content that prompted the shutdowns, leading X to seek legal recourse to restore the accounts. X administrators have criticized the move, stating that such actions undermine freedom of expression without any legal justification.

In addition to the X account suspensions, India's government also targeted a popular Muslim news account on Instagram with 6.7 million followers. The accoun...