‘Unavailable in India’: Why are social media posts being blocked amid protests? | Explained

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Content blocking in India amid protests has renewed scrutiny of government takedown requests and platform enforcement policies. The article examines MeitY’s advisory to Meta, shorter deadlines under amended IT Rules, and what recourse users have when posts are blocked.

MeitY’s advisory to Meta, shorter takedown deadlines under amended IT Rules, and platforms’ own enforcement policies have brought renewed scrutiny of how online content is blocked, and what recourse users have