X’s @GlobalAffairs handle that informed users of blocking orders withheld in India

X‘s handle @GlobalAffairs that made public on Thursday night the fact that the government had issued blocking orders for 8,000 accounts has surprisingly been withheld. Users in India could not see any posts in its timeline on Friday morning. The account said, “@GlobalAffairs has been withheld in India in response to a legal demand.” This is the handle that X has regularly used in the past to update its users on blocking orders received from the government.

X has taken the government to court in the past over blocking orders issued arbitrarily….