The Reuters News account on X was restored in the country a day after the social media platform suspended it, citing a legal demand.
“At this time, we are no longer withholding access in INDIA to your account,” X said in an email to the Reuters social media team on Sunday, without elaborating.
Earlier on Sunday, a spokesperson for the Indian government’s Press Information Bureau said no Indian government agency had required withholding the Reuters handle, adding that officials were working with X to resolve the problem.
A notice told X users that “@Reuters has been withheld in IN (India) in response to a legal demand”.
In an email to the Reuters social media team on May 16, X said: “It is our policy to notify account holders if we receive a legal request from an authorised entity (such as law enforcement or a government agency) to remove content from their account.
“In order to comply with X obligations under India’s local laws, we have withheld your X account in India under the country’s Information Technology Act, 2000; the content remains available elsewhere”.
While the email did not specify which entity had made the request or what content they sought to remove, it said X had been advised that in such cases, a user could contact the secretary of India’s Information and Broadcasting Ministry.
The secretary, Sanjay Jaju, did not respond to requests seeking comment. — Reuters
