Freedom of expression and press freedom are often called into question in India since Hindu nationalist Prime Minister ...

The Indian government on Thursday ordered the X social media platform to ban 2,355 accounts within the country, including at ...

India is a globally important market for the social media platform Twitter. Even though in absolute numbers its 23 to 24 million users is small compared to the size of the population of what is now ...

Editor’s note: TechCrunch contributor Semil Shah is an entrepreneur interested in digital media, consumer Internet, and social networks. Shah currently works at Votizen and is based in Palo Alto ...

Social media platform says India government ordered it last week to block 2,355 accounts, including two Reuters handles.

Social media users in India have been following the government actions closely and there is much debate and discussion about whether the crack down on social media is censorship of free speech in the ...

It also casts doubt on India’s democratic credentials, particularly when such actions appear to be part of a broader campaign ...

The social media giant said in its latest Government Requests Report that India ordered 719 pieces of content to be restricted, lower only than Brazil, Turkey and Germany. India topped Facebook's ...

India’s government ordered Twitter, Facebook and Instagram to block about 100 social media posts criticizing its handling of the exploding Covid-19 surge in the country, sparking public anger ...

India's new social media rules give the government power to block certain content and break encryption. It's the latest in a standoff over censorship, privacy and free speech.

Social media is not the be-all and end-all of political speech, of course, nor is it the only focus of censorship in India. Modi’s government, indeed, seems willing to go to extraordinary lengths to ...