Twitter has blocked the accounts of several high-profile Canadians — including NDP leader Jagmeet Singh and poet Rupi Kaur — from internet users in India.
The move was apparently made at the request of India’s government, which has shut down the internet in the northwestern, Sikh-majority state of Punjab as they seek to apprehend Amritpal Singh, dubbed a “self-styled preacher” in India’s English-language media.
While the banned accounts are not accessible in India, they are still visible in other countries.
According to screenshots provided by Twitter users in India, people attempting to view blocked accounts are shown a message saying the account “has been withheld in India in response to a legal demand.”
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