Twitter Bans Over 1.1 Million Indian Accounts For Violating Guidelines

Twitter on Saturday, July 1, announced that it had banned a record-breaking 1,132,228 accounts in India between April 26 and May 25.

The ban, primarily attributed to the company’s CEO Elon Musk, aimed to curb the promotion of child sexual exploitation and non-consensual nudity. Moreover, 1,843 accounts were taken down for promoting terrorism on the platform. 

As part of the rules, major digital and social media platforms with over five million users are required to publish monthly compliance reports. In this reporting period, Twitter received a total of 518 complaints from Indian users through its grievance redressal mechanisms.