Fireworks Expected Between BJP and Opposition as House Panel Summons Twitter On Friday
3 years, 6 months ago

Fireworks Expected Between BJP and Opposition as House Panel Summons Twitter On Friday

News 18  

The parliamentary standing committee for information and technology will meet at 4 pm on Friday at the Parliament House where Twitter officials have been summoned to appear before the committee. The subject for selection has been notified, “To hear the views of representatives of Twitter followed by evidence of representatives of the Ministry of Electronics, Information & Technology on ‘Safeguarding citizens’ rights and prevention of misuse of social/online news media platforms including special emphasis on women security in the digital space”. Twitter recently was also embroiled in a controversy as it branded BJP national spokesperson Sambit Patra’s tweet as ‘manipulated media’ over the alleged toolkit of the Congress party. The standing committee has been constantly engaged in a war of words between the ruling party and the Opposition with multiple arguments between its Chairman Dr Shashi Tharoor and BJP’s Nishikant Dubey. Dubey has even written a couple of letters to the Lok Sabha Speaker demanding the removal of Tharoor as the Committee chairman given his personal bias and has accused Tharoor of pursuing Congress’s agenda.

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JP Nadda, Amit Malviya summoned by Karnataka police over controversial social media post
8 months ago

JP Nadda, Amit Malviya summoned by Karnataka police over controversial social media post

India TV News  

Bharatiya Janata Party chief JP Nadda and party IT cell head Amit Malviya were summoned by Karnataka police over a controversial social media post on Wednesday. The Karnataka Police summoned BJP leaders before Bengaluru's High Grounds Police Station within seven days in connection with a tweet posted by BJP Karnataka allegedly against SC/ST community. Earlier, the Karnataka police registered an …

Explained: Why Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover is unsettling Indian users
2 years, 1 month ago

Explained: Why Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover is unsettling Indian users

The Hindu  

Published : Dec 05, 2022 15:41 IST Just a few weeks after Elon Musk completed his embattled purchase of Twitter, a video appeared on the platform showing a Muslim student in India reacting after being “jokingly” compared to a terrorist by his university professor. “In the big picture, Twitter has a very small number of active users in India — …

Parliament panel on Information and Technology grills Twitter officials over data security, privacy
2 years, 4 months ago

Parliament panel on Information and Technology grills Twitter officials over data security, privacy

Firstpost  

The panel says replies were ’not satisfactory’. The officials from the company, however, refuted the whistle-blower’s allegations and denied there was any data security breach in India, the sources said to PTI New Delhi: Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information and Technology questioned top Twitter officials over a whistle-blower’s revelations on its India operations, and gave them a dressing-down as their …

Parliament panel grills Twitter officials over data security, privacy
2 years, 4 months ago

Parliament panel grills Twitter officials over data security, privacy

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: A parliamentary panel questioned top Twitter officials over a whistle-blower's revelations on its India operations, and gave them a dressing-down as their replies on issues of data security and privacy were "not satisfactory", sources said. The panel questioned them about the reports on former head of Twitter Peiter Zatko's allegations the microblogging site knowingly allowed the Indian government …

Twitter, IRCTC summoned by parliament panel over data privacy today
2 years, 4 months ago

Twitter, IRCTC summoned by parliament panel over data privacy today

Hindustan Times  

The Parliamentary Standing Committee on information technology chaired by Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has summoned top executives of social media giant Twitter and officials of the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation on Friday on the issue of citizens' data security and privacy. Several media reports claimed that former head of security at Twitter Peiter Zatko has also alleged that …

Facebook, Google appear before the Parliamentary Standing Committee
3 years, 6 months ago

Facebook, Google appear before the Parliamentary Standing Committee

Op India  

Days after the Indian officials of the giant social media giant Twitter were questioned by the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology on various issues, Facebook India and Google officials were summoned by the Committee on June 22, to address the issue of the misuse of social media platforms. After Twitter, Facebook and Google questioned on prevention of misuse of …

Must abide by Indian Laws: Twitter told by parliamentary board
3 years, 6 months ago

Must abide by Indian Laws: Twitter told by parliamentary board

India TV News  

Sending out a strong message on issue of safeguarding citizens' rights and preventing misuse of online news media platforms, the parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology on Friday very clearly told Twitter that it ‘must abide by Indian Laws.’ It even asked the social media giant that why it should not be fined for 'violating' rule of land. Twitter India's …

Twitter grilled by MPs over violating new IT Rules
3 years, 6 months ago

Twitter grilled by MPs over violating new IT Rules

The Hindu  

Social Media giant Twitter was at the receiving end of prolonged questioning by members of the Standing Committee on Information and Technology headed by Congress leader Shashi Tharoor, on non-compliance of new IT rules, usage of manipulated media tag and fact checking. According to sources, members of the Parliamentary Panel on Information Technology also asked Twitter why it should not …

Shashi Tharoor-led Parliamentary panel to question Twitter over 'misuse' today
3 years, 6 months ago

Shashi Tharoor-led Parliamentary panel to question Twitter over 'misuse' today

India TV News  

A parliamentary panel headed by Congress leader Shashi Tharoor will question top officials of the micro blogging site Twitter to know their views on prevention of misuse of the social media platform. The social media giants Twitter and Facebook has been summoned to depose before it on Friday on issues related to misuse of the platforms and protection of citizens’ …

Ghaziabad Police sends notice to Twitter India MD, asks him to join probe in Loni case
3 years, 6 months ago

Ghaziabad Police sends notice to Twitter India MD, asks him to join probe in Loni case

Firstpost  

The Ghaziabad Police booked Twitter, news website The Wire, besides some journalists and Congress leaders over circulation of a video in which an elderly Muslim man says he was thrashed and asked to chant ‘Jai Shri Ram’ on 5 June. The Ghaziabad Police has sent a notice to the Twitter India Managing Director, asking him to join a probe in …

UP Govt First to Book Twitter for ‘Misleading Content’ After Media Giant Loses Protection
3 years, 6 months ago

UP Govt First to Book Twitter for ‘Misleading Content’ After Media Giant Loses Protection

News 18  

The Uttar Pradesh government has become the first to book Twitter in a criminal offence after the social media company failed to comply so far with the new IT rules that had come into effect from May 26. Sources in the central government told News18 that social media companies have to comply with the rules to get safe harbour protection …

House panel on IT summons Twitter
3 years, 6 months ago

House panel on IT summons Twitter

The Hindu  

The Standing Committee on Information and Technology, headed by Congress leader Shashi Tharoor, has summoned Twitter representatives to appear before the panel on June 18 to hear their views on the steps they had taken to prevent the misuse of social media and online news. Fireworks are expected in Thursday’s meeting of the IT panel, with the Opposition and the …

Parliamentary panel summons Twitter over new IT rules on Friday
3 years, 6 months ago

Parliamentary panel summons Twitter over new IT rules on Friday

India TV News  

The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology has summoned Twitter representatives to appear before it on Friday, news agency ANI reported. Meanwhile, Twitter is learned to have written to the government that it is in the advanced stages of finalising the chief compliance officer as per the new IT rules and additional details will be submitted to the government within …

New IT Rules, 'Manipulated Media' Row in Focus, Parl Panel Summons Twitter Officials to Appear on Friday
3 years, 6 months ago

New IT Rules, 'Manipulated Media' Row in Focus, Parl Panel Summons Twitter Officials to Appear on Friday

News 18  

The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology has summoned representatives of Twitter to appear before it on June 18. The panel will discuss the IT regulation rules and some of the recent developments, including the manipulated media controversy, the Twitter’s India officials being questioned by Delhi Police and the intermediary guidelines and their compliance,” quoted Indian Express. Meanwhile, the micro-blogging …

'Statement Designed To Impede Lawful Inquiry': Delhi Police's Strong-Worded Counter To Twitter
3 years, 7 months ago

'Statement Designed To Impede Lawful Inquiry': Delhi Police's Strong-Worded Counter To Twitter

ABP News  

New Delhi: The Delhi Police, which raided Twitter India’s offices in the national capital and Gurugram in connection with its probe in the toolkit case, on Thursday said the preliminary inquiry was registered on the complaint filed by a representative of the Indian National Congress, adding hence efforts by Twitter to portray it as an FIR filed at the behest …

Twitter ‘concerned’ about India staff safety after police visit
3 years, 7 months ago

Twitter ‘concerned’ about India staff safety after police visit

Al Jazeera  

Days after police visited its offices as part of probe into tagging of BJP posts as manipulated, social media firm says it is worried about safety of its workers. Twitter Inc says it is worried about the safety of its staff in India, days after police visited its offices as part of a probe related to the social media firm’s …

Congress writes to Twitter, seeks 'manipulated media' tag on 'toolkit' tweets of 11 Union ministers
3 years, 7 months ago

Congress writes to Twitter, seeks 'manipulated media' tag on 'toolkit' tweets of 11 Union ministers

Firstpost  

Spokesperson Randeep Surjewala alleged that the “forged, fabricated material” and claims made under #CongressToolkitExposed by various Union ministers are identical to the material that has already been marked as ‘manipulated media’ by Twitter New Delhi: The Congress on Tuesday demanded that Twitter affix manipulated media tag to tweets of several Union ministers for allegedly spreading false and malicious propaganda against …

Toolkit: Congress writes to Twitter seeking manipulated media tag on tweets of 11 Union Ministers
3 years, 7 months ago

Toolkit: Congress writes to Twitter seeking manipulated media tag on tweets of 11 Union Ministers

India TV News  

The Congress on Tuesday demanded that Twitter affix manipulated media tag to tweets of several union ministers for allegedly spreading false and malicious propaganda against the party. Congress general secretary and chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala wrote to Twitter's Lead for Legal, Policy and Trust and Safety Vijaya Gadde and its Deputy General Counsel and Vice President Jim Baker, seeking stern …

Congress to Twitter: Tag as ‘manipulated media’ tweets of Union ministers
3 years, 7 months ago

Congress to Twitter: Tag as ‘manipulated media’ tweets of Union ministers

Hindustan Times  

The Congress on Tuesdaywrote to Twitter urging it to tag as “manipulated media” tweets of Union ministers for “spreading false and malicious propaganda” related to the alleged toolkit, which the Bharatiya Janata Party has claimed was made to defame Prime Minister Narendra Modi and build a biased narrative over Covid-19 management, and the Central Vista project. This comes days after …

Aakar Patel | Why Twitter's action on BJP manipulation' is rattling govt
3 years, 7 months ago

Aakar Patel | Why Twitter's action on BJP manipulation' is rattling govt

Deccan Chronicle  

Twitter has marked tweets by Bharatiya Janata Party figures, including its spokesman Sambit Patra, as “manipulated media”. The BJP is upset and has sent another threatening note to Twitter saying that it should remove the “manipulated media” tag because the government was investigating the matter. These are legal notices from the Government of India asking Twitter to either block an …

India police visit Twitter offices after BJP tweet flagged
3 years, 7 months ago

India police visit Twitter offices after BJP tweet flagged

Al Jazeera  

Police visit Twitter offices to serve notice to its country managing director after social media giant tags BJP spokesman’s post as ‘manipulated media’. Police in India’s capital have served a notice at Twitter’s offices, seeking information for a complaint about why a tweet by the spokesman of the ruling Hindu nationalist party was tagged as “manipulated media”. Congress complained to …

Delhi Police Visits Twitter India Offices in Delhi, Gurugram Amid ‘Congress Toolkit Controversy'
3 years, 7 months ago

Delhi Police Visits Twitter India Offices in Delhi, Gurugram Amid ‘Congress Toolkit Controversy'

News 18  

A team of Delhi Police Special Cell arrived at the offices of Twitter India in Delhi and Gurugram on Monday evening to serve a notice to the microblogging platform in connection to it classifying as “manipulated” a tweet by BJP leader Sambit Patra on “Congress toolkit”. “Delhi Police is enquiring into a complaint in which clarification is sought from the …

Delhi Police sends notice to Twitter over 'manipulated media' tag for Sambit Patra's toolkit tweet
3 years, 7 months ago

Delhi Police sends notice to Twitter over 'manipulated media' tag for Sambit Patra's toolkit tweet

India Today  

Delhi Police has sent a notice to Twitter demanding an explanation over its 'manipulated media' tag to Bharatiya Janata Party spokesperson Sambit Patra's tweet on the alleged Congress "toolkit" designed to target the Modi government. Twitter had on May 21 labelled as "manipulated media" a tweet of Sambit Patra on the alleged toolkit prepared by Congress to target the Modi …

Twitter flags Sambit Patra’s ‘Congress toolkit’ tweet as manipulated media
3 years, 7 months ago

Twitter flags Sambit Patra’s ‘Congress toolkit’ tweet as manipulated media

Hindustan Times  

Twitter has flagged as manipulated media Bharatiya Janata Party spokesperson Samit Patra’s tweet on a toolkit, or a social media campaign playbook, that his party on Tuesday claimed the Congress has allegedly prepared to defame Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Many top BJP leaders, including its chief JP Nadda and Union ministers Smriti Irani, Hardeep Puri, Anurag Thakur, Piyush Goyal, amplified …

Twitter flags BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra's Congress 'toolkit' post as manipulated media
3 years, 7 months ago

Twitter flags BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra's Congress 'toolkit' post as manipulated media

India Today  

Twitter has added a ‘manipulated media’ warning on the ‘Toolkit’ post by Bhartiya Janata Party national spokesperson Sambit Patra soon after Congress lodged a complaint with the social media platform. The controversial post by BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra claimed Congress was circulating the document in the form of an advisory on how to defame the Modi government over Covid relief …

Discussion on 4G Internet Ban: BJP MP Demands Tharoor's Resignation as IT Committee Chairman Again
4 years, 1 month ago

Discussion on 4G Internet Ban: BJP MP Demands Tharoor's Resignation as IT Committee Chairman Again

News 18  

A war of words broke out between MPs of the BJP and opposition, including chairman Shashi Tharoor, in Wednesday’s meeting of the Standing Committee for Information and Technology. Dubey has written to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla citing his earlier communications in August in which he had alleged that Tharoor was using his position as chairman to pursue parochial political …

Parliamentary panel grills Twitter over tweets by Kunal Kamra targeting SC, CJI SA Bobde
4 years, 1 month ago

Parliamentary panel grills Twitter over tweets by Kunal Kamra targeting SC, CJI SA Bobde

Firstpost  

Meanwhile, Kamra has refused to retract his controversial tweets against the Supreme Court or apologise for them, saying he believes they “speak for themselves” New Delhi: A parliamentary committee questioned Twitter on Thursday over the recent “obscene” tweets by stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra targeting the Supreme Court and the Chief Justice of India, and sought reply from the social media …

Parliamentary panel asks Twitter for affidavit on geo-tagging glitch
4 years, 2 months ago

Parliamentary panel asks Twitter for affidavit on geo-tagging glitch

The Hindu  

The Joint Committee of Parliament on the Data Protection Bill sought an affidavit from Twitter Inc, the U.S.-based parent company of the social media platform, asking them to explain why it had shown Ladakh as a part of China, a senior member of the panel said on Wednesday. The decision to seek an affidavit from the parent company was taken …

Joint committee of Parliament summons social media giants Facebook, Twitter: sources
4 years, 2 months ago

Joint committee of Parliament summons social media giants Facebook, Twitter: sources

The Hindu  

Social media giants Facebook and Twitter have been issued summons by a joint committee of Parliament on the issue of protection of data and its privacy, sources said on October 22. Representatives of Facebook India have been asked to appear on October 23 before the Joint Committee on the Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019, chaired by BJP MP Meenakshi Lekhi, …

[Facebook's Interference With Electoral Democracy] IT Ministry Probing Alleged Bias Of Facebook India: Govt Tells Lok Sabha [Read Statement]
4 years, 3 months ago

[Facebook's Interference With Electoral Democracy] IT Ministry Probing Alleged Bias Of Facebook India: Govt Tells Lok Sabha [Read Statement]

Live Law  

The Central Government has informed that it is looking into alleged political partisanship of Facebook India's high-ranking employees that allegedly interfered with India's electoral democracy. "Minister for Electronics & Information Technology has written to CEO, Facebook about alleged bias of the platform and to ensure integrity and neutrality of the Facebook and the people working for Facebook," said Sanjay Dhotre, …

Facebook Row: Why Joint Parliamentary Committee Probe May Not Help
4 years, 4 months ago

Facebook Row: Why Joint Parliamentary Committee Probe May Not Help

The Quint  

In light of the Wall Street Journal report that Ms Ankhi Das, the head of Facebook’s public policy team in India, had opposed taking action against the Facebook accounts of BJP politicians who were uploading hate speech posts, and another report revealing that Das had allegedly claimed credit for ‘boosting’ Narendra Modi’s social media campaign in the run up to …

Parl Panel 'Discussion' with Facebook Representatives on 'Collusion' to Continue: Shashi Tharoor
4 years, 4 months ago

Parl Panel 'Discussion' with Facebook Representatives on 'Collusion' to Continue: Shashi Tharoor

News 18  

A Parliamentary panel looking into alleged misuse of social media platforms has decided to continue its "discussion" with representatives of global giant Facebook, after a meeting that lasted for almost three and half hours on Wednesday, its chairman and Congress leader Shashi Tharoor said. Facebook's India head Ajit Mohan appeared before the panel amid a political slugfest with both BJP …

Tharoor-led Parliamentary Panel to Discuss Facebook Issue Tomorrow amid Raging Controversy
4 years, 4 months ago

Tharoor-led Parliamentary Panel to Discuss Facebook Issue Tomorrow amid Raging Controversy

News 18  

Amid a political slugfest over the Facebook issue, a parliamentary panel will meet on Wednesday to discuss alleged misuse of the social media platform. The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology, headed by senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor, has summoned representatives of Facebook and will hear their views "on the subject of safeguarding citizens' rights and prevention of misuse of …

Cancel parliament panel meet on internet ban in Jammu and Kashmir, Nishikant Dubey tells Shashi Tharoor
4 years, 4 months ago

Cancel parliament panel meet on internet ban in Jammu and Kashmir, Nishikant Dubey tells Shashi Tharoor

Firstpost  

In a letter, Dubey said that the panel should not deliberate on the issue as it will be disregarding an advisory by Lok Sabha Speaker OM Birla which stated that the panel may not take up those issues for examination which are pending in courts BJP MP and member of Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology Nishikant Dubey on Wednesday …

Adhere to Rules While Holding Committee Meetings: Speaker to Parliamentary Panel Heads
4 years, 4 months ago

Adhere to Rules While Holding Committee Meetings: Speaker to Parliamentary Panel Heads

News 18  

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Prakash Birla has written a letter to chairpersons of all the Department Related Standing Committees advising them to refrain from discussing any matter that is sub-judice or pending before a court in their respective committees. This comes after Congress MP Shashi Tharoor announced in public that the parliamentary panel on Information Technology would summon Facebook in …

Hate Speech Row: Shashi Tharoor-Led Parliamentary Panel Summons Facebook On Sept 2
4 years, 4 months ago

Hate Speech Row: Shashi Tharoor-Led Parliamentary Panel Summons Facebook On Sept 2

ABP News  

In the latest development in the controversy over alleged 'misuse' of social media platforms by BJP, the Shashi Tharoor led parliamentary standing committee on Information Technology has summoned Facebook on September 2. ALSO READ| Congress Writes To Mark Zuckerberg Over Hate Speech Row, Demands Probe Into Conduct Of Facebook India's Team A day before, the panel will also discuss the …

Parliamentary panel on Information Technology summons Facebook
4 years, 4 months ago

Parliamentary panel on Information Technology summons Facebook

The Hindu  

The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology has summoned Facebook on September 2 to discuss the issue of alleged misuse of social media platforms in the wake of claims that the U.S. firm did not apply hate speech rules to certain Bharatiya Janata Party politicians. Besides representatives of Facebook, the committee has also asked representatives of the Ministry of Electronics …

BJP MPs complain to LS speaker after Shashi Tharoor summons Facebook over hate speech report
4 years, 4 months ago

BJP MPs complain to LS speaker after Shashi Tharoor summons Facebook over hate speech report

Firstpost  

While BJP MP Nishikant Dubey has sought Tharoor’s removal as head of the IT Parliamentary panel, Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore accused the Congress MP of violating House procedures New Delhi: BJP MP Nishikant Dubey on Thursday demanded removal of Shashi Tharoor as the parliamentary committee on Information Technology chief while his party colleague Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore accused the Congress leader of …

Battle Over Facebook Row Heats up as 2 BJP MPs Ask Speaker to Replace Tharoor as Panel Chief
4 years, 4 months ago

Battle Over Facebook Row Heats up as 2 BJP MPs Ask Speaker to Replace Tharoor as Panel Chief

News 18  

An all-out battle has broken out between Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology chairperson Shashi Tharoor and the BJP after the former suggested summoning a panel meeting to discuss the alleged "misconduct" of Facebook India. ".for invoking Rule 283 in relation to Rule 258 of Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha for choosing another member to …

Facebook row: Shashi Tharoor, Nishikant Dubey seek breach of privilege proceedings against each other
4 years, 4 months ago

Facebook row: Shashi Tharoor, Nishikant Dubey seek breach of privilege proceedings against each other

Firstpost  

The political slugfest started after Tharoor said that the standing committee would like to hear from Facebook officials about its hate speech rules New Delhi: BJP MP Nishikant Dubey has sought breach of privilege proceedings against Congress leader Shashi Tharoor, who is the chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology, over his remarks on social media to summon …

Lok Sabha election key priority for us: Twitter
5 years, 10 months ago

Lok Sabha election key priority for us: Twitter

Live Mint  

Twitter on Thursday said the 2019 Lok Sabha election is a key priority for the company and it deeply respects the integrity of the election process while being committed to provide a service that fosters and facilitates free and open democratic debate. "The 2019 Lok Sabha is a priority for the company and our dedicated cross functional team is working …

Opinion | Talks are the way out of Twitter summons furore
5 years, 10 months ago

Opinion | Talks are the way out of Twitter summons furore

Live Mint  

A parliamentary panel has sent a DM to Twitter. The panel wants to hear its views on the subject of “safeguarding citizens’ rights on social/online news media platforms”. Several right-wing sympathizers over the last one year have complained of losing followers overnight, accusing Twitter of censoring information and influencing traffic. The panel, led by Bharatiya Janata Party member Anurag Thakur, …

After Twitter refuses to appear at parliamentary panel, government mulls action
5 years, 11 months ago

After Twitter refuses to appear at parliamentary panel, government mulls action

Firstpost  

In a letter issued by the parliamentary committee on information technology on 1 February, Twitter officials were summoned for a panel meeting on 7 February, which was then moved to 11 February to give the officials more time to make themselves available. However, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey and the other officials of the company refused to attend this meeting citing …

Anti-right wing bias: Twitter refuses to appear before Parliamentary Committee on IT
5 years, 11 months ago

Anti-right wing bias: Twitter refuses to appear before Parliamentary Committee on IT

Op India  

The micro-blogging site, Twitter, which has been receiving a lot of flak over its bias against accounts with a right-wing ideology has reportedly declined to appear before the Parliamentary Committee on IT that had summoned them over the issue of safeguarding citizens’ rights on social media platforms. According to Financial Express, Twitter Chief Executive Officer and top officials have declined …

Twitter CEO, top officials decline to appear before Parliamentary IT Committee
5 years, 11 months ago

Twitter CEO, top officials decline to appear before Parliamentary IT Committee

Firstpost  

Twitter cited “short notice of the hearing” as the reason, despite being given 10 days to travel. Twitter CEO and top officials have declined to appear before the Parliamentary Committee on IT that had summoned them over the issue of safeguarding citizens’ rights on social media platforms, sources in the panel said 9 February. The parliamentary committee meeting was scheduled …

Twitter CEO, top officials decline to appear before House panel
5 years, 11 months ago

Twitter CEO, top officials decline to appear before House panel

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Twitter CEO and top officials have declined to appear before the Parliamentary Committee on IT, which had summoned them over the issue of safeguarding citizens' rights on social media platforms, sources in the panel said on Saturday. The letter sent to Twitter by the committee on 1 February clearly stated that "it may be noted that the Head …

Is India ready to grill Twitter and send a strong message before elections?
5 years, 11 months ago

Is India ready to grill Twitter and send a strong message before elections?

Live Mint  

After US President Donald Trump slammed Twitter for "shadow banning" Republicans last year — which the micro-blogging platform said happened owing to "technical glitch" — the company is now in the thick of a similar controversy in India. The allegation is that Twitter has bias against "rightwing" accounts as general elections loom — serious enough for the government to call …

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