Musk has previously called himself a "free speech absolutist" and said he would only censor Russian news "at gunpoint."

Report finds Twitter has approved 83% more censorship requests from authoritarian governments under Musk’s leadership

Under Elon Musk, Twitter approved a staggering 83 per cent of government requests to either restrict or block content globally including in India and Turkey, the media reported. Since Musk's takeover in October 2022,