'Working With X To Resolve Problem': Govt After Global Times, TRT World Blocked In India
Two more accounts of foreign media outlets were blocked on X in India, however, the government made it clear that it was working with the platform to fix the issue.
The Government of India on Sunday clarified that it was working with X to resolve the issue after two more foreign media handles were blocked in the country on X, an official spokesperson said.
This comes moments after the X accounts of Chinese mouthpiece Global Times News and Turkish TRT World were 'withheld" in what X showed was 'in response to a legal demand".
'There is no requirement from the Government of India to withhold Global Times news/trtworld handle. We are continuously working with X to resolve the problem," the spokesperson said.
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