The Election Commission of India has issued an order to social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, to take down specific posts from political leaders across various parties including YSR Congress Party, Telugu Desam Party, AAP, and BJP for violating the electoral code of conduct. Despite its disagreement with the Election Commission's directive, X, owned by Elon Musk, complied by withholding the identified posts for the duration of the election period. This action coincides with Musk's upcoming visit to India on April 21-22, where he is scheduled to meet with Prime Minister Modi and other key Indian officials and business leaders.
'Playing Nice?' - X Removed Political Posts Ahead Of Indian Elections AND Elon Musk's Visit The Tesla & X supremo will visit Indian Apr 21-22 and sit down with PM Modi, as well as a host of Indian officials & business owners, making people ask - is this why X reacted to the… https://t.co/RMeBCtdcUI
#ElectionsWithNDTV | X Takes Down Posts On Election Body's Order, But Disagrees @aishvaryjain and @umasudhir report https://t.co/ZgTs8bVR2P https://t.co/EzMvS3QnWv
#ExpressFrontPage | Acting on orders of the EC, social media platform X, owned by #Elon_Musk, said it had withheld some posts by elected politicians, parties and candidates for the remainder of the election period, though it disagreed with the orders. https://t.co/oIfilF2YuJ
Social media platform X (formerly Twitter), released a letter by the #ElectionCommissionofIndia ordering a takedown of four posts on the platform by political leaders in the YSR Congress Party, the Telugu Desam Party, the #AAP and the #BJP. https://t.co/8WhSrKhIPd
The Election Commission of India ordered X to take down posts in breach of electoral code of conduct. https://t.co/h7iQgewKG4