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India on Wednesday blocked the X accounts of Chinese state-run news outlets and and Turkish public broadcaster .

Their accounts were blocked in response to legal demands by the Indian government, the social media platform said.

Global Times is an English-language newspaper affiliated to the People’s Daily, which is owned by the Chinese Communist Party. Xinhua is China’s state-run news agency.

TRT World is a TV channel operated by the Turkish Radio and Television Corporation, the .

It was unclear what had led to the news outlets being blocked.

On May 7, hours after India launched Operation Sindoor, the had fact-checked a post by the Global Times, calling it “baseless”.

“Several pro-Pakistan handles are spreading baseless claims in the context of Operation Sindoor, attempting to mislead the public,” the embassy had said. “When media outlets share such information without verifying sources, it reflects a serious lapse in responsibility and journalistic ethics.”