Elon Musksocial media platform, X (formerly Twitter), has is prohibited More than 5 million accounts In India. Reuters reported that the accounts were banned for violating a number of rules set by the social media platforms, and that the accounts were banned between January 26 and February 25.
The Total X account was banned in February
According to reports, the social media platform has banned 5,06,173 accounts promoting child sexual exploitation and nudity without consent. In addition, the platform suspended 1982 accounts for promoting terrorism.
Combining both, X banned a total of 5,08,155 accounts in India during the said period. Also, the platform has received around 14,421 complaints from Indian users through its complaint redressal mechanisms. In addition, about 41 requests for suspension of accounts were received.
“After reviewing the specifics of the situation, we have removed 1 of these account suspensions. The remaining reported accounts remain suspended,” the company said in its post.
“During this reporting period, we received 71 inquiries regarding general questions about accounts,” he added.
This is not a new practice for X to ban accounts for policy violations. Between December 26 and January 25, the platform banned around 2,31,215 accounts in India. During that time, the company banned 1,945 accounts promoting terrorism on its platform.
Tips to avoid getting X account banned
To prevent X from deleting your account, do not violate the policies set by the platform. Avoid sharing child sexual abuse and non-consensual nudity.
