That doesn't seem true. Popular platforms like YouTube, Facebook and Twitter still have a lot of "pro-farmer" posts and at least the former two are not exactly in a tussle with the Government. The government's relationship Twitter took a wrong turn when Twitter displayed lethargy in removing content that propagated fake news and celebrated terrorists(as per india)

https://www.news18.com/news/india/remove-tweets-accounts-rel...

https://m.timesofindia.com/india/govt-defends-twitter-ban-sa...

The new regulations do seem to be a stretch. It's like using an artillery to destroy a skirmisher.