New Delhi, Feb. 21 -- The Ministry of Railways has instructed X (formerly Twitter) to take down 285 social media links containing videos of the February 15 stampede at New Delhi Railway Station, The Hindustan Times reported.

This marks one of the ministry's first major actions since it was granted direct content takedown powers in December.

Citing ethical concerns and X's content policies, the ministry issued a notice on February 17, giving the platform 36 hours to comply.

The notice warned that sharing such videos could incite public unrest and disrupt railway operations, especially during a period of high train traffic.

The directive also targeted several accounts, including those of major news organisations. The notice stated that ...