This declaration came the same day as the Interior Ministry sought a ban on VPNs. The animus against X is because it has been the main place where the keyboard warriors of the PTI have exerted themselves. The ban on X has been challenged in court, but no decision has been reached so far. Already, the ban on X has failed to the extent that the Prime Minister uses it quite openly. Even the most weighty state machineries seem unable to prevent people from using the Internet for private purposes.
