Elon Musk's X banned over 2 lakh accounts involved in THIS illegal activity
9 months, 1 week ago

Elon Musk's X banned over 2 lakh accounts involved in THIS illegal activity

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Elon Musk's X banned over 2 lakh accounts involved in THIS illegal activity Elon Musk's social media platform, X, has taken significant action in India by banning over 200,000 accounts. Elon Musk's company, X Corp, has banned 229,925 accounts in India between April 26 and May 25. The microblogging platform, in its monthly report in compliance with the new IT Rules, 2021, stated that it received 17,580 complaints from users in India during the same time period through its grievance redressal mechanisms. Between March 26 and April 25, X banned 184,241 accounts in the country.

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Elon Musk’s X sues India in new censorship battle
1 week, 2 days ago

Elon Musk’s X sues India in new censorship battle

CNN  

New Delhi Reuters — India’s IT ministry has unlawfully expanded censorship powers to allow the easier removal of online content and empowered “countless” government officials to execute such orders, Elon Musk’s X has alleged in a new lawsuit against New Delhi. The lawsuit and the allegations mark an escalation in an ongoing legal dispute between X and Prime Minister Narendra …

Elon Musk’s X down globally for 4th time in two days, users ask ‘is it banned?’
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Elon Musk’s X down globally for 4th time in two days, users ask ‘is it banned?’

Live Mint  

Elon Musk owned social media platform X is facing another outage, according to Downdetector. As per the website, 48 per cent of X users faced problems in accessing the social media website and 43 per cent are facing faced problems with accessing the app. About 9 per cent users faced problems with ‘server connection’ as X faced a massive outage …

Elon Musk claims 'massive cyberattack' on X amid series of global outages
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Elon Musk claims 'massive cyberattack' on X amid series of global outages

Hindustan Times  

Amid a series of global outages of social media platform ‘X’, its CEO Elon Musk on Monday claimed that there was and still is a “massive cyberattack” against the microblogging medium. Elon Musk said that his team was tracing the alleged the cyber attack on X. Earlier in the day, the Elon Musk-owned platform was facing multiple outages as per …

Why was Kanye banned on Elon Musk’s X: Swastika shirts, antisemitism, anti-Taylor Swift rant, pro-Diddy posts & more
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Why was Kanye banned on Elon Musk’s X: Swastika shirts, antisemitism, anti-Taylor Swift rant, pro-Diddy posts & more

Live Mint  

American rapper and businessman Kanye West, 47, who now goes by ‘Ye’, has seen his X account deactivated, following a series of concerning activities. From listing a Swastika shirt for sale on Shopify, to hate filled rants against Jews and Taylor Swift, posts supporting alleged rapist Sean Diddy Combs, claiming autism as reason for being ‘weird’, posting naked pictures of …

Swara Bhasker Calls Out X After Account Suspension Over Alleged Copyright Violations
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1 month, 4 weeks ago

Swara Bhasker Calls Out X After Account Suspension Over Alleged Copyright Violations

ABP News  

Bollywood actress Swara Bhasker has strongly criticised social media platform X after her account was suspended following allegations of copyright infringement. In a detailed post, the Veere Di Wedding actress explained the situation, stating that one of the flagged images contained the widely recognised slogan, “Gandhi Hum Sharmindaa Hain, Tere Qaatil Zindagi Hain.” She defended her use of the image …

As Donald Trump unbans TikTok in US, Elon Musk complains about X ban in China: Story in 5 points
Top News
2 months, 1 week ago

As Donald Trump unbans TikTok in US, Elon Musk complains about X ban in China: Story in 5 points

India Today  

TikTok has been making headlines as debate about its presence in the US continues. The Supreme Court recently upheld a ruling requiring TikTok to be sold by its China-based parent company over national security concerns. However, with Trump preparing to take office, discussions are underway for a potential 90-day reprieve on the app, and rumours are circulating about Musk being …

How Elon Musk’s X could be suspended by one Brazilian judge in the coming hours
6 months, 4 weeks ago

How Elon Musk’s X could be suspended by one Brazilian judge in the coming hours

The Hindu  

It's a showdown between the world's richest man and a Brazilian Supreme Court justice. The justice, Alexandre de Moraes, has threatened to suspend social media giant X nationwide in the coming hours if its billionaire owner Elon Musk doesn't swiftly comply with one of his orders. De Moraes would first notify the nation’s telecommunications regulator, Anatel, who would then instruct …

WhatsApp bans over 71 lakh accounts in India in April
9 months, 3 weeks ago

WhatsApp bans over 71 lakh accounts in India in April

India TV News  

Meta-owned WhatsApp announced on Saturday that it banned more than 7.1 million accounts in India in April for violating local laws. The messaging platform, which boasts over 550 million users in India, received 10,554 grievances from users in April, of which only six were "actioned"—meaning remedial action was taken by WhatsApp. Will take more action, if rules violated: WhatsApp In …

X banned almost 180,000 Indian accounts recently: Know-why?
10 months, 2 weeks ago

X banned almost 180,000 Indian accounts recently: Know-why?

India TV News  

X has recently banned around 1.8 lakh Indian accounts which were sounding alarmed. Over the past few months, the platform has taken stringent action against more than 180,000 Indian accounts which were involved in suspicious activity. Impact of IT Rules 2021 Under the new IT Rules 2021, X released monthly reports on account bans and user complaints. Understanding rules and …

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ABP News  

Brazilian Supreme Court had ordered X to block certain accounts back in 2022 and now the lawyers representing X in Brazil's Supreme Court argued that the "operational faults" have allowed users who were ordered blocked to stay active on the social media platform. This was in response to Supreme Court Judge Alexandre de Moraes asking X why it allegedly did …

X enforces strict policies by banning more than 2 lac Indian accounts in March
11 months, 2 weeks ago

X enforces strict policies by banning more than 2 lac Indian accounts in March

India TV News  

X enforces strict policies by banning more than 2 lac Indian accounts in March It has been reported that X Corp has removed 1,235 Indian accounts which have been promoting terrorism on its platform. Crackdown on terrorism and violations Adding more to it, X Corp further removed 1,235 accounts for promoting terrorism on its platform in India. Addressing the user …

Enquiry Opened Against Elon Musk For Not Complying With Brazilian Judge's Order To Block Accounts On X
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Enquiry Opened Against Elon Musk For Not Complying With Brazilian Judge's Order To Block Accounts On X

ABP News  

The tension between Elon Musk and Brazil heightened on Sunday when a Supreme Court judge initiated an investigation into the billionaire. This followed Musk's announcement of plans to reactivate accounts on the social media platform X that the judge had previously ordered to be blocked. Musk took to X on Saturday and accused Moraes of "brazenly and repeatedly" betraying the …

Elon Musk’s X issues sudden temporary ban of eight journalists
1 year, 2 months ago

Elon Musk’s X issues sudden temporary ban of eight journalists

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The X/Twitter accounts of at least eight prominent journalists and that of a …

Why Elon Musk Is Accused of Antisemitism and What It Means for X
1 year, 3 months ago

Why Elon Musk Is Accused of Antisemitism and What It Means for X

Bloomberg  

Elon Musk has frequently posted controversial material on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter that he bought in 2022. But the world’s richest man took things a step further Nov. 15 with a post endorsing the antisemitic conspiracy theory that motivated the 2018 shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue, in which 11 people were killed. A post on …

WhatsApp banned 71.1 lakh Indian accounts in September
1 year, 4 months ago

WhatsApp banned 71.1 lakh Indian accounts in September

The Hindu  

Meta-owned WhatsApp banned 71.1 lakh accounts during September in compliance with the IT rules, according to the latest India monthly report released by the popular messaging platform. WhatsApp, in its latest report, said it received 10,442 user reports spanning across account support, ban appeal, other support, product support and safety during September. WhatsApp explained that "Accounts Actioned" denotes reports where …

Ads for major organisations run under X accounts sharing hate speech
1 year, 5 months ago

Ads for major organisations run under X accounts sharing hate speech

The Hindu  

As the Indian festival season draws near, more companies and organisations are advertising their products or services on X, but many of these ad posts were running under accounts which have spread hate or targeted marginalised groups. For example, a UNICEF India ad on X last week that educated viewers about the Mother and Child Protection Card, to help mothers …

X Corp takes down 500,000 accounts for violations in India | All details
1 year, 5 months ago

X Corp takes down 500,000 accounts for violations in India | All details

India TV News  

In the period from August 26 to September 25, X Corp, formerly known as Twitter and now led by Elon Musk, took a significant step in safeguarding its platform in India. Additionally, X Corp also removed 1,675 accounts that were found to be promoting terrorism. Similarly, from June 26 to July 25, they banned 1,851,022 accounts and took down 2,865 …

X kept up majority of 300 posts reported for “extreme hate speech:” Report
1 year, 6 months ago

X kept up majority of 300 posts reported for “extreme hate speech:” Report

The Hindu  

September 20, 2023 01:27 pm | Updated 02:15 pm IST The Center for Countering Digital Hate, which studies prejudice across digital platforms, published a report this month which stated that out of 300 posts reported for hate speech, X continued to host 86% of them. “X continued to host these posts even after they were reported, despite them clearly violating …

12 Lakh+ accounts banned by X corp for policy breaches in India
1 year, 6 months ago

12 Lakh+ accounts banned by X corp for policy breaches in India

India TV News  

12 Lakh+ accounts banned by X corp for policy breaches in India To comply with the new IT Rules of 2021, major digital platforms like X Corp, with over 5 million users, are required to publish monthly reports detailing their compliance efforts. To comply with the new IT Rules of 2021, major digital platforms like X Corp, with over 5 …

Over 23 lakh users blocked by Elon Musk's X in India
1 year, 7 months ago

Over 23 lakh users blocked by Elon Musk's X in India

India TV News  

In recent months, Elon Musk's X Corp, previously known as Twitter, has taken big steps to curb violations on its platform, banning a record 2,395,495 accounts during the June-July period in India. In the preceding month, between May 26 and June 25, X Corp had already suspended 544,473 accounts in India. X Corp's vigilance aligns with India's new IT Rules …

Experts: Elon Musk offers "economic incentive" to spew "most shocking and hateful" rhetoric on X
1 year, 7 months ago

Experts: Elon Musk offers "economic incentive" to spew "most shocking and hateful" rhetoric on X

Salon  

Several far-right conspiracy theorists with a history of spreading falsehoods and hate online are now earning thousands of dollars from X's new ad revenue-sharing program, alarming extremism experts who say this initiative is being used to incentivize hateful messages. Elon Musk, the owner of X – the platform previously known as Twitter – announced in February that eligible creators would …

Musk's X Corp Pulls Down More Than 23 Lakh Accounts From The Platform In 'June-July': Report
1 year, 7 months ago

Musk's X Corp Pulls Down More Than 23 Lakh Accounts From The Platform In 'June-July': Report

ABP News  

Taking note of the accounts that promote non-consensual nudity and child sexual exploitation, tech billionaire Elon Musk's X Corp, formerly Twitter, has pulled down more than 23 lakh accounts from the platform in June-July in India, says a report by news agency IANS. The monthly India compliance report got delayed, which includes the details of complaints from users via the …

Elon Musk's Twitter fails to release monthly India compliance report
1 year, 7 months ago

Elon Musk's Twitter fails to release monthly India compliance report

India TV News  

Twitter, now under the ownership of X Corp led by Elon Musk, has failed to publish its monthly India compliance report for the May-June 2023 period, leaving users and authorities in the country concerned. According to IANS, unlike other social media platforms such as Meta and WhatsApp, which regularly release their reports on the first day of each month, the …

Musk's X challenges India court ruling on content blocking orders
1 year, 7 months ago

Musk's X challenges India court ruling on content blocking orders

The Hindu  

Social media platform X has sought to quash an Indian court decision that found it non-compliant with content removal orders, arguing the ruling could embolden the government to block more content. X, formerly known as Twitter, in July 2022 sought to overturn some government orders to remove content from its platform, without specifying which. If X's appeal is rejected, the …

Twitter hacked, email addresses of 200 million users leaked: Report
2 years, 2 months ago

Twitter hacked, email addresses of 200 million users leaked: Report

India Today  

More than 200 million Twitter users’ email addresses were reportedly stolen by hackers, who later posted them on an online hacking forum. Earlier, however, at least 400 million email addresses and phone numbers were reported to have been stolen, with the identity or location of the hackers still not known. The breach “will unfortunately lead to a lot of hacking, …

Twitter Ban Suspend Account Over 48,000 Over Child Abuse, Nudity, Terrorism-Related Policy Violations In India
2 years, 2 months ago

Twitter Ban Suspend Account Over 48,000 Over Child Abuse, Nudity, Terrorism-Related Policy Violations In India

ABP News  

Elon Musk-run Twitter banned 45,589 accounts in India between October 26 and November 25, for promoting child sexual exploitation and non-consensual nudity. Twitter, in its monthly report in compliance with the new IT Rules, 2021, said that it received 755 complaints from users in India in the same time frame through its grievance redressal mechanisms, and took action on 121 …

Twitter bans 48,624 accounts in India because of policy violations
2 years, 2 months ago

Twitter bans 48,624 accounts in India because of policy violations

India TV News  

The new year started with some more banning from Twitter as Elon Musk prohibits around 45,589 accounts in India between October 26 and November 25. At the time of writing, Twitter has banned around 48,624 accounts in the reporting period from India. Twitter, in its monthly report in compliance with the new IT Rules, 2021, said that it received 755 …

Twitter bans several prominent journalists who covered Elon Musk's Twitter shenanigans
2 years, 3 months ago

Twitter bans several prominent journalists who covered Elon Musk's Twitter shenanigans

Firstpost  

Twitter also banned the account of Mastodon, the social media alternative that’s built momentum since Elon Musk took over. The ban on journalists came about after Twitter suspended the Twitter account of Mastodon, the open-source social media alternative that’s became extremely popular after Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover. Twitter took action against Mastodon after the account linked to the Mastodon page …

Twitter bans more than 44K accounts for policy violations in India: Know more
2 years, 3 months ago

Twitter bans more than 44K accounts for policy violations in India: Know more

India TV News  

Twitter bans more than 44K accounts for policy violations in India: Know more Twitter, in compliance with the new IT Rules 2021 has said that it has received 582 complaints from Indian users through its grievance redressal mechanisms, and reportedly banned 44,611 accounts which were promoting child sexual exploitation and non-consensual nudity in the market. Twitter has reportedly banned 44,611 …

Twitter users' followers may dip significantly in coming days due to this reason
2 years, 3 months ago

Twitter users' followers may dip significantly in coming days due to this reason

India TV News  

Twitter users' followers may dip significantly in coming days due to this reason Twitter has already banned 44,611 accounts promoting child sexual exploitation and non-consensual nudity in India between September 26 and October 25, as Musk took over. Twitter users may witness a drop in their followers in the coming days, according to the latest update given by boss Elon …

Elon Musk confirms that Twitter will be reinstating most banned accounts in the coming weeks
2 years, 4 months ago

Elon Musk confirms that Twitter will be reinstating most banned accounts in the coming weeks

Firstpost  

Of the 3 million followers of Elon Musk voted in the poll, about 72 per cent voted ‘yes’ to reinstate most banned accounts on Twitter. A couple of days ago, Elon Musk asked his followers via a Twitter poll if the social media platform should give amnesty to people who were banned from the platform and reinstate their banned accounts. …

Elon Musk vows to unblock thousands of banned Twitter accounts
2 years, 4 months ago

Elon Musk vows to unblock thousands of banned Twitter accounts

The Telegraph  

Elon Musk has pledged to unblock thousands of previously banned Twitter accounts despite fears over hate speech and misinformation on the social network. The Tesla billionaire held a poll on the social network, offering a “general amnesty to suspended accounts, provided that they have not broken the law or engaged in egregious spam”. Mr Musk has already reinstated the previously …

WhatsApp bans 26.85 lakh accounts in India in September
2 years, 4 months ago

WhatsApp bans 26.85 lakh accounts in India in September

India TV News  

WhatsApp bans 26.85 lakh accounts in India in September The tougher IT rules, which came into effect last year, mandate large digital platforms to publish compliance reports every month, mentioning the details of complaints received and action taken. Instant messaging firm WhatsApp banned 26.85 lakh accounts in India in September, including 8.72 lakh accounts which were barred proactively before being …

Twitter bans 43,140 Indian accounts because of sexual exploitation, nudity and more
2 years, 7 months ago

Twitter bans 43,140 Indian accounts because of sexual exploitation, nudity and more

India TV News  

Twitter bans 43,140 Indian accounts because of sexual exploitation, nudity and more Twitter bans Indian accounts and stated that it purged 40,982 accounts for child sexual exploitation, and non-consensual nudity and further banned 2,158 accounts for promoting terrorism. Twitter Bans Indian accounts Twitter, the micro-blogging platform which has been fighting a legal battle with the Indian government over content blocking …

Why did Twitter remove 46,000 user accounts from India?
2 years, 8 months ago

Why did Twitter remove 46,000 user accounts from India?

India TV News  

Why did Twitter remove 46,000 user accounts from India? Twitter has removed around 43,656 accounts for non-consensual nudity, child sexual exploitation and similar content, while 2,870 accounts were banned for promoting terrorism. As per the report, Twitter removed 43,656 accounts for non-consensual nudity, child sexual exploitation and similar content, while 2,870 accounts were banned for promoting terrorism. In a report …

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