Farmers' protests: Centre asks Twitter to block 1,178 more accounts with Khalistan, Pakistan links Current notice was served on Thursday last week. New list comprises accounts belonging to Khalistan sympathisers and those with Pakistan links. Some are automated chatbots used to amplify misinformation on farmers' protests BusinessToday.In | February 8, 2021 | Updated 09:25 IST These accounts may cause threat to public order amid farmers's protests, says IT ministry The government has served another notice to social media giant Twitter, asking it to block as many as 1,178 accounts over their alleged links with Khalistan sympathisers or Pakistan links. The latest direction comes days after the Centre asked it to block 250 accounts spreading misinformation and spreading hashtags like "farmers genocide" on the popular social media platform. Twitter is yet to completely comply with the Centre's orders.