Polymarket’s X account withheld in India, five months after website restrictions

India's Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology issued a legal demand resulting in the suppression of Polymarket's X account within India, approximately five months after the website itself was restricted. The action stems from the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act 2025 (which received presidential assent in August 2025) and implementing rules issued in April 2026. Indian authorities classify prediction markets as prohibited under the law, which restricts online money games and related advertising. X complied with the order under Section 69A of the Information Technology Act, 2000.

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