New Delhi, May 9 -- Social media company X has started blocking access to over 8,000 accounts in India after receiving executive orders from the Indian government, reported the company's Global Government Affairs team.

According to the report, the orders mention that if X does not block these accounts, the company could face heavy fines, and its local staff could even be sent to prison.

The accounts include those of international news outlets and well-known public figures. X said that in many cases, the government did not explain what posts from these accounts broke Indian laws. For many of the blocked accounts, no proof or reason was shared.

"To follow the orders, we are blocking these accounts in India only. We have started doing thi...