X blocks posts in India after election commission order – DW – 04/17/2024
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The posts, which will be hidden from Indian audiences during the election period, included unverified claims about political opponents. Despite complying, X expressed disagreement with the blocking of political speech.
  • haui@lemmy.giftedmc.comOPMEnglish
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    7 months ago

    Social media platform X has blocked posts in India involving political speech following orders from the country’s election commission ahead of upcoming polls, the company said late on Tuesday

    Modi’s critics say that freedom of expression in India is diminishing. Last year, an Indian court fined X $61,000 (€57,404) because the platform initially resisted removing tweets and accounts that criticized the Modi administration.

    India’s ranking in the World Press Freedom Index has fallen 21 places to 161 out of 180 countries since Modi took office in 2014.

    I‘m not sure if its obvious to others but „free speech absolutist“ musk and his xitter adhering to orders suppressing dissent directly before an election feels like the typical musk bs.

    • s38b35M5@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      7 months ago

      I‘m not sure if its obvious to others but „free speech absolutist“ musk and his xitter adhering to orders suppressing dissent directly before an election feels like the typical musk bs.

      That’s because he only cares about speech he likes. Modi is a strong-man fascist, Musk’s favorite bedfellow. As his banning of journalist’s accounts and lawsuits against journalists make clear, he doesn’t support free speech unless he agrees with it, and he very much agrees with authoritarians.