X says India ordered it to block 8,000 accounts or face jail for local staff

Elon Musk and Narendra Modi met in April to discuss US-India tech collaboration.

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• X said it was ordered to restrict thousands of accounts in India.
• The company said its staff in India faced "significant fines and imprisonment" if it didn't comply.
• The takedown request follows a Kashmir terror attack that has reignited India-Pakistan tensions.

Elon Musk's X says India's government has ordered it to...