NEW DELHI: 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.
But it later unblocked some of these accounts, prompting New Delhi to write to the US social media giant demanding that it obey the government order, the technology ministry sources, who declined to be named as the notice to Twitter was not public, told Reuters.
Reuters has not seen the notice sent to Twitter.
“Content with #ModiPlanningFarmerGenocide was posted on Twitter, which was designed to inflame passions, hatred and was factually incorrect,” one of the sources said on Wednesday.
“Twitter unilaterally unblocked accounts, tweets despite the government’s order,” the ministry source added.
Twitter declined to comment on the notice, while the technology ministry did not respond to a request for comment.
As of Wednesday, several Twitter users could be seen using the hashtag that led the government to call for the ban.
Tens of thousands of farmers have camped on the outskirts of India’s capital New Delhi for months demanding the withdrawal of new agriculture laws that they say benefit private buyers at the expense of growers.
Modi’s government denies this, saying that the reforms open up new opportunities for farmers.
India this week temporarily blocked Internet access on the outskirts of New Delhi in a move the government said was aimed at maintaining public order.
India tells Twitter to comply with order to block accounts
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India tells Twitter to comply with order to block accounts
- Twitter blocked dozens of accounts in India after officials complained that users were posting content aimed at inciting violence
- India temporarily blocked Internet access on the outskirts of New Delhi this week
Australia asks for meeting with Roblox after grooming, content complaints
- The Australian government wrote to the US-listed tech firm expressing “grave concern” about reports that children were being approached by predators and exposed to harmful material
SYDNEY: The Australian government has called a meeting with gaming platform Roblox over reports of child grooming and exposure to graphic content on the platform, while a regulator said it will test whether Roblox had delivered on child-safety commitments.
Communications Minister Anika Wells said she wrote to the US-listed tech firm expressing “grave concern” about reports that children were being approached by predators and exposed to harmful material.
“The reports we’ve been hearing about children being exposed to graphic content on Roblox and predators actively using the platform to groom young people are horrendous,” Wells said in a statement.
“Australian parents and children expect more from Roblox.”
A Roblox spokesperson was not immediately available for comment.
The statement shows a cooling relationship between Australia and the popular gaming platform which rolled out age-assurance in 2025 to limit online chats to narrow age windows and prevent child grooming. Australia’s eSafety Commissioner welcomed the measure and recommended against including Roblox in a social media ban which began in December.
The Commissioner said it will test Roblox’s age-based safety features, and noted that it could seek fines of up to A$49.5 million (USD) if the platform had failed to comply with the country’s online child protection laws.
“We remain highly concerned by ongoing reports regarding the exploitation of children on the Roblox service, and exposure to harmful material,” Commissioner Julie Inman Grant said.
