nam 22 uu 4500 10.59704/9f2ac40bef9598a9 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 260326s2026||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.59704/9f2ac40bef9598a9 doi eng 342 23 Pallipurath, Rahul Author aut Blocked Without Explanation - How India’s Blocking Regime Dilutes Safeguards and Expands Executive Power Pallipurath, Rahul Verfassungsblog 2026-03-26 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier In recent weeks, several X (Twitter) and Meta users have reported that their posts and accounts were blocked in India following government orders issued under Section 69A of the Information Technology Act, 2000. According to reports, affected users received automated notifications from X stating that their posts had been blocked in response to a legal demand attributed to the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology. These blocking orders highlight a broader problem with India’s internet blocking regime. CC BY-SA 4.0 BJP Freedom of Speech Information Technology Act Modi Overblocking Platform Regulation Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://verfassungsblog.de/blocked-without-explanation/ raw object