Reuters’ X account closed in India, know what is the reason

Updated: 06-07-2025, 05.51 AM

What is news?

The official X (first Twitter) account of the international news agency Reuters has closed in India. No statement has been issued by the Government of India or Agency yet. According to sources, legal demand is being given a major reason behind closing the account. Apart from this, other facilities of the agency are still being used by users. Let us know that 2,600 journalists are working in 200 places around the world of London agency.

Reason

This reason came out

On opening an ex -account of Reuters, it is just written, “@Reuters have been stopped in India in response to ‘legal demand’.” On the other hand, his other accounts- Reuters Fact Checks, Reuters Asia and Reuters Tech News are still on despite the ban on the main account. Apart from this, users are still able to use the news agency’s website. Reuters is an international news agency, which has access to many countries of the world.

Press pool

Out of press pool in America

3 months earlier in April, the Donald Trump administration in the US also decided to exclude the Reuters from the White House Press Pool. Along with this, Bloomberg and Associated Press (AP) News were also banned. The press pool is a small group, which consists of about 10 media institutions. It consists of some journalists and photographers, who cover the small and big activity of the President and inform the rest of the journalists.