X accounts, news sites blocked in India following Pakistan clash

Government orders X to suspend 8,000 accounts, sparking press freedom concerns

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Some Indian media outlets whose X accounts were suspended have received no explanation from the platform. (Sipa via AP Images)

QURATULAIN REHBAR

SRINAGAR, India -- Journalists, digital media outlets and activists are raising the alarm after the Indian government ordered the blocking of nearly 8,000 X accounts in an unprecedented crackdown that has sparked widespread condemnation.

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