X to reveal government censorship requests, Elon Musk says

Elon Musk has announced a new policy for X that will make government-mandated content restrictions transparent to users, as per reports on Sunday. Under the policy, X will inform users if a government entity has ordered it to take action against their posts, including identifying the department that sent the order and the legal basis for the request.

Musk described the move as 'Exposing State Censorship,' saying the platform receives thousands of takedown and restriction orders from governments worldwide. Times Now reports that this initiative aims to hold governments accountable and let users know the actors behind their post removal, instead of leaving them in the dark.

Currently, users are not informed about government involvement when their content is hidden, geo-locked, or removed. X is mulling labelling these directives to increase transparency. The policy will apply across different territories, including the European Union, India, and Turkey, which have strict digital compliance norms.