## Colophon title:: * 2026 March Content Takedown Uptick? type:: [[story-note]] tags:: [[%tie]] [[mwi]] [[india]] [[%t]] url:: file:: status:: [[bean]] date:: [[2026-03-11]] ## Notes Tracking at - [[Tracking Blocked Social Media Posts in India since late February 2026]] - [[Kerala Police - ECI Posts Listed - 2026-03-24]] ### Media stories See linked mentions for additional media stories/articles. - [[Narendra Modi Is Actively Censoring His Critics. Here’s the Proof. - 20260311]] - TheWire - [[Criticism, satire of PM, UGC regulations target of government takedowns on X, Instagram - 20260311]] - TheHindu - [[‘Disturbing public order’ accounts for 50% of takedown notices to X - 20260311]] - This one is from December 2025: an analysis of takedown orders based on court documents in Twitter/X's case against Section 79(3)(b) of the IT Act, and the Sahyog portal - The Indian Express - [[TN, Maharashtra, Bihar and WB police cite contested law to take down tweets - 20250702]] - This one is from June 2025: it documents how government departments and state governments are (mis)using takedown orders under Section 79(3)(b) of the IT act. - [[Democracy withheld Satirical X handles critical of govt blocked in India - 20260324]] - AltNews - Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw attributing it to 'deepfakes' [[Thread by AroonDeep IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on the recent surge in social media takedowns - 20260331]]  - [[Prime Minister Modi put himself at the centre of India’s foreign policy. Now the joke is on him - 20260331]]