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


FILE PHOTO A Twitter logo is seen outside the company headquarters during a purported demonstration by supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump to protest the social media companys permanent suspension of the presidents Twitter account in San Francisco California U.S. January 11 2021. REUTERSStephen LamFile Photo

FILE PHOTO: A Twitter logo is seen outside the company headquarters, during a purported demonstration by supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump to protest the social media company's permanent suspension of the president's Twitter account, in San Francisco, California, U.S., January 11, 2021. REUTERS/Stephen Lam/File Photo

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.

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