New Delhi: Elon Musk-run X Corp (previously Twitter) has banned a report 23,95,495 accounts within the ‘June-July’ interval in India, principally for selling little one sexual exploitation and non-consensual nudity. 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. (Also Read: Bengaluru’s Rockstar Rapido Driver: Meet The Rider Whose ‘Royal Enfield Hunter’ Is Making Waves In India’s Silicon Valley)
X, in its month-to-month report in compliance with the brand new IT Rules, 2021, stated that it obtained 3,340 complaints from customers in India in the identical time-frame via its grievance redressal mechanisms. (Also Read: A South Indian Who Worked As A Utensils Cleaner Left Home With Only Rs 200 In Hand Is Now The Owner Of A Million-Dollar Firm, Earning In Crores)
The report got here a few week late because it didn’t seem on the portal on the primary day of the month. X Transparency usually posts the report on the primary day of the month, like different social media platforms like Meta and WhatsApp.
“Looks like this page doesn’t exist. Here’s a picture of a poodle sitting in a chair for your trouble,” learn the message when clicking on the IT Rules report for the May-June 2023 interval.
Moreover, between June 26 and July 25, X banned 1,851,022 accounts and in addition took down 2,865 accounts for selling terrorism on its platform within the nation. The microblogging platform obtained 2,056 complaints from customers in India in the identical time-frame via its grievance redressal mechanisms.
In addition, X processed 49 grievances which had been interesting account suspensions between June 26 and July 25. “We overturned 1 of these account suspensions after reviewing the specifics of the situation. The remaining reported accounts remain suspended,” stated the corporate.
“We received 14 requests related to general questions about Twitter accounts during this reporting period,” it added. Most complaints from India had been about abuse/harassment (1,783), adopted by hateful conduct (54), privateness infringement (48), and little one sexual exploitation (46).
Under the brand new IT Rules 2021, huge digital and social media platforms, with greater than 5 million customers, should publish month-to-month compliance reviews.
