New Delhi: Elon Musk-run X Corp (previously Twitter) banned a document 12,80,107 accounts in India between July 26 and August 25, principally for selling little one sexual exploitation and non-consensual nudity. The micro-blogging platform, going by a churning underneath Musk who has lately appointed a brand new X CEO Linda Yaccarino, additionally took down 2,307 accounts for selling terrorism on its platform within the nation.
In whole, X banned 12,82,414 accounts within the reporting interval in India. (Also Read: iPhone 14 Price Drop Alert! Apple Cuts Prices By THIS Much; Here’s How To Grab The Deal)
X, in its month-to-month report in compliance with the brand new IT Rules, 2021, stated that it acquired 1,467 complaints from customers in India in the identical timeframe by its grievance redressal mechanisms. In addition, X processed 78 grievances which have been interesting account suspensions. (Also Read: Apple Wonderlust Event 2023: iPhone 14 Price vs iPhone 15 Cost – Check How Much More You May Have To Pay)
“We overturned 10 of these account suspensions after reviewing the specifics of the situation. The remaining reported accounts remain suspended,” stated the corporate. “We received 10 requests related to general questions about Twitter accounts during this reporting period,” it added.
Most complaints from India have been about abuse/harassment (1,267), adopted by hateful conduct (62), little one sexual exploitation (43), and privateness infringement (27). Under the brand new IT Rules 2021, massive digital and social media platforms, with greater than 5 million customers, must publish month-to-month compliance stories.
In the ‘June-July’ interval, X Corp banned a document 23,95,495 accounts within the nation. Between May 26 and June 25, X banned 5,44,473 accounts in India. The micro-blogging platform additionally took down 1,772 accounts for selling terrorism on its platform within the nation.
In addition, between June 26 and July 25, X banned 1,851,022 accounts and likewise took down 2,865 accounts for selling terrorism on its platform within the nation.
Meanwhile, underneath Musk, X lately authorized a staggering 83 p.c of presidency requests to both prohibit or block content material globally, together with in India and Turkey.
