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"Free speech absolutist."
"Digital town square."
X is govt's little bitch. They regularly promote ruling party's propaganda agents, ban accounts that counter that propaganda. I deleted twitter long time ago. There is not a single instance in which elon has said no to our cheap wannabe dictator modi
X is govt’s little bitch.
Unless the government in question is left leaning, then it's all about fReEdUmB oF sPeEcH and eThIcS.
This is the best summary I could come up with:
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.
X, formerly known as Twitter and owned by Elon Musk, faced a similar situation in Brazil where it was asked to block disinformation-spreading users.
The billionaire and Prime Minister Narendra Modi are expected to meet his month to explore investment opportunities in India.
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.
Tuesday's announcement came as India gears up for its general election starting April 19, involving nearly 968 million voters.
The original article contains 239 words, the summary contains 137 words. Saved 43%. I'm a bot and I'm open source!
When private companies act so bad, they get converted into a utility.
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