Elon Musk's X says Indian government ordered over 2,000 accounts blocked, including Reuters

• Elon Musk's X said the Indian government ordered the company to block 2,355 accounts in the country, including Reuters.
• The main Reuters account, along with ReutersWorld, was blocked Saturday for users in India, the news service said.
• The statement by X on Tuesday, calling out the “ongoing press censorship in India,” is the latest development in an ongoing legal battle between Musk's social media site and the Indian government

Elon Musk's X said Tuesday that the Indian government ordered the company to block 2,355 accounts, including Reuters, in the country.

“The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology demanded immediate action- within one hour- without providing justification, and required the accounts to remain blocked until further notice,” X's global government affairs account posted.

The main Reuters account, along with ReutersWorld, was blocked Saturday for users in India, the news service said. Screenshots showed the message “Account withheld @Reuters has been withheld in IN in response to a legal demand.”

The Indian government's Press Information Bureau told Reuters that no government agency had required blocking the account and said it was working with X to resolve the issue. The accounts were restored on Sunday.

• Samsung expects second-quarter profits to more than halve as it struggles to capture AI demand
• CoreWeave to acquire Core Scientific in $9 billion all-stock deal
• Jack Dorsey launches a WhatsApp messaging rival built on Bluetooth
• Trump advisor Navarro rips Apple's Tim Cook, saying he's not moving production out of China fast enough

The statement by X on Tuesday is the latest development in an ongoing censorship legal battle between Musk's social media site and the Indian government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

X sued Modi's government in March, accusing India's IT ministry of unlawfully expanding online censorship to allow the easier removal of content.

Musk often refers to himself as a free speech absolutist and has said his takeover of Twitter was partly due to what he viewed as the unfair restriction of conservative views and voices.

The Tesla CEO swiftly made changes to moderation after he acquired the site, which he later renamed to X.