X Corp bans record over 12 lakh accounts for policy violations in India in August
X received 1,467 complaints from users in India
In the 'June-July' period, 23,95,495 accounts were banned
Updated: Sep 13th, 2023
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Elon Musk-run X Corp (formerly Twitter) banned a record 12,80,107 accounts in India between July 26 and Aug 25, mostly for promoting child sexual exploitation and non-consensual nudity.
The micro-blogging platform, going through a churning under Musk who has recently appointed a new X CEO Linda Yaccarino, also took down 2,307 accounts for promoting terrorism on its platform in the country.
In total, X banned 12,82,414 accounts in the reporting period in India.
In compliance with the new IT rules
X, in its monthly report in compliance with the new IT Rules, 2021, said that it received 1,467 complaints from users in India in the same time frame through its grievance redressal mechanisms.
In addition, X processed 78 grievances which were appealing account suspensions.
"We overturned 10 of these account suspensions after reviewing the specifics of the situation. The remaining reported accounts remain suspended," said the company.
"We received 10 requests related to general questions about Twitter accounts during this reporting period," it added.
Harassment and hateful conduct tops the complaints
Most complaints from India were about abuse/harassment (1,267), followed by hateful conduct (62), child sexual exploitation (43), and privacy infringement (27).
Under the new IT Rules 2021, big digital and social media platforms, with more than 5 million users, have to publish monthly compliance reports.
The ban-spree of X
In the 'June-July' period, X Corp banned a record 23,95,495 accounts in the country.
Between May 26 and June 25, X banned 5,44,473 accounts in India. The micro-blogging platform also took down 1,772 accounts for promoting terrorism on its platform in the country.
In addition, between June 26 and July 25, X banned 1,851,022 accounts and also took down 2,865 accounts for promoting terrorism on its platform in the country.
Meanwhile, under Musk, X recently approved a staggering 83 per cent of government requests to either restrict or block content globally, including in India and Turkey.
Source: IANS
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