India tells Twitter to comply with order to block accounts - sources

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NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India has told Twitter to comply with an order to block content alleging that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's administration was trying to wipe out farmers protesting against agricultural reforms, two technology ministry sources said.

Twitter blocked dozens of accounts in India on Monday after the country's Home Affairs Ministry complained that users were posting content aimed at inciting violence, a government had previously told Reuters.