Daijiworld Media Network – New Delhi

New Delhi, Jan 11: Social media platform X, formerly Twitter, has removed 3,500 posts and deleted 600 accounts following a directive from the Indian government over obscene content, government sources told.

The action comes after the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) flagged explicit content on the platform and asked X, led by Elon Musk, to submit an action report within 72 hours. The ministry specifically cited the misuse of X’s AI services, including Grok and xAI, for generating or sharing obscene images and videos of women.

Sources said X has assured authorities that it will comply with regulations and prevent the spread of such content on its platform. “X has accepted its mistake and said it will comply with Indian laws. Going forward, X won’t allow obscene imagery,” the officials added.

The ministry warned that non-compliance could lead to strict legal consequences under the IT Act, Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the Indecent Representation of Women Act, and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act. It also directed X to review its technical and governance frameworks to prevent misuse of AI-generated content, enforce strict user policies, and suspend or terminate violators.

“The conduct reflects a serious failure of platform-level safeguards and enforcement mechanisms and amounts to gross misuse of AI technologies in violation of applicable laws,” the ministry said.

In response, X has taken down the flagged content and accounts, committing to stricter enforcement measures to prevent a recurrence of such violations.