Aakar Patel | Why Twitter's action on BJP manipulation' is rattling govt
3 years, 10 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 account, take down some content which the government does not like or reveal the identity of a particular user. Between January and June 2020, the latest period for which the data is available, the Narendra Modi government sent 2,367 requests, including those to reveal identities, those it wanted blocked and those whose content it did not like and wanted to be taken down. India is going the way of China, where the social media has to be in full compliance with the government’s desire to control the messaging and to carry out mass surveillance.

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Why is X suing the Indian government as Musk woos Modi?
1 week, 2 days ago

Why is X suing the Indian government as Musk woos Modi?

Al Jazeera  

X has filed a lawsuit alleging that New Delhi is unlawfully censoring content online. But almost a month later, Musk’s social media platform X has filed a lawsuit against the Indian government, alleging that New Delhi is unlawfully censoring content online. In a suit filed in the high court of the South Indian state of Karnataka on March 5, X …

DC Edit | Arbitrary curbs on social media, speech must end
1 week, 2 days ago

DC Edit | Arbitrary curbs on social media, speech must end

Deccan Chronicle  

How free is free speech in India? While India has never supported absolute freedom of speech, as evidenced in its handling of the free expression of extreme opinions, it must better define its approach to how much freedom it tolerates. However, this is also a time when Musk is being supported in his quest to bring in absolute freedom of …

Battling India’s infodemic: Why we urgently need a comprehensive law to counter fake news
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Battling India’s infodemic: Why we urgently need a comprehensive law to counter fake news

New Indian Express  

In the present era of instant information, differentiating truth from lies is becoming harder. Despite facing a severe global disinformation crisis, India still lacks a robust legal framework to effectively combat fake news. France and Germany have enacted strict laws that mandate social media platforms to remove fake news within 24 hours or face hefty fines. India’s closest attempt at …

Preity Zinta responds to question on filing defamation case against Rahul Gandhi
1 month ago

Preity Zinta responds to question on filing defamation case against Rahul Gandhi

India Today  

Actor Preity Zinta said that she does not hold Congress MP Rahul Gandhi responsible for his party's Kerala unit accusing her of getting a loan written off by a bank in return for favours given to the BJP. https://t.co/9FZLpLKNP1 — Preity G Zinta February 27, 2025 Another fan asked, “Did the things you went through had done any change in …

JUST SPAMMING | Political sabre rattling in cyberspace
1 month, 1 week ago

JUST SPAMMING | Political sabre rattling in cyberspace

Deccan Chronicle  

Politics turned into a farce last week in Tamil Nadu when the DMK and BJP flexed their muscle in, of all places, the social media. True, the modern generation of youth, mostly obsessed with drawing ‘likes’ in Instagram and Facebook, has already started chasing the mirage, mistaking the acceptance of their posts and photographs on social media as signs of …

Delhi CM’s social media posts taken down after swearing-in
1 month, 1 week ago

Delhi CM’s social media posts taken down after swearing-in

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Soon after being appointed Delhi Chief Minister, Rekha Gupta, the BJP MLA from Shalimar Bagh and former Delhi Mayor, sparked controversy by deleting several old posts on her handle in the social media platform ‘X’. These posts, which allegedly made controversial remarks about former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, went viral after they resurfaced. Amid the jubilations of government …

FIRs against 54 social media accounts for spreading misinformation on Maha Kumbh
1 month, 2 weeks ago

FIRs against 54 social media accounts for spreading misinformation on Maha Kumbh

Op India  

The Uttar Pradesh Police have intensified their efforts against individuals and social media accounts spreading false information to defame the Maha Kumbh 2025. Following directives from Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, the police have been vigilantly monitoring online platforms and have taken legal action against 54 social media accounts involved in spreading misleading content. Police registered an FIR at Kotwali Kumbh …

Derogatory social media post part of BJP/RSS conspiracy to create communal unrest, claims Congress spokesperson
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Derogatory social media post part of BJP/RSS conspiracy to create communal unrest, claims Congress spokesperson

The Hindu  

Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee spokesperson M. Lakshmana has alleged that the derogatory social media post is part of the BJP/RSS conspiracy to create communal unrest in Mysuru and rest of the State. He said the social media post projected Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, Samajwadi party leader Akhilesh Yadav, and AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal in an “obscene” manner while also making …

Karnataka IT Minister Priyank Kharge accuses X, Meta and YouTube of suppressing anti-Modi posts
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Karnataka IT Minister Priyank Kharge accuses X, Meta and YouTube of suppressing anti-Modi posts

Hindustan Times  

Karnataka’s IT Minister Priyank Kharge has criticized major social media platforms, including Meta, X, and YouTube, alleging that they are deliberately restricting the reach of posts critical of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Here is what Priyank Khare said In a post on X, Kharge stated, “I am increasingly convinced that social media platforms such as @X, @Meta, @YouTubeIndia, and @Facebook …

BJP Activates Social Media Team to Counter Oppn Attack on Shah
3 months, 1 week ago

BJP Activates Social Media Team to Counter Oppn Attack on Shah

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: As Opposition parties prepare to protest against Union Home Minister Amit Shah for allegedly disrespecting Dr B.R. Ambedkar, the BJP has activated its social media strategy to counter the allegations and target Opposition groups, particularly the Congress. Utilising memes, short videos, and video clips, BJP’s social media team of influencers has launched a vigorous campaign aimed at discrediting …

Doesn't match our culture: Minister for laws to curb social media vulgar content
4 months ago

Doesn't match our culture: Minister for laws to curb social media vulgar content

India Today  

Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Wednesday called for laws to curb objectionable content on social media and hoped that the Opposition would have a discussion on the same. The government has urged social media platforms to be more proactive in content moderation, especially when it comes to harmful or illegal content. It said that social media companies …

Chandrababu says misuse of social media biggest challenge
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Chandrababu says misuse of social media biggest challenge

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada:Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Saturday emphasised the need for effective measures to control harassment of people over social media. Calling this the biggest challenge, he wanted a debate on how such misuse of social media could be controlled and who should be given the responsibility for controlling social media. Chandrababu Naidu stressed the need for proper …

Pawan Kalyan pushes for 'social media abuse protection bill' in Andhra Assembly
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Pawan Kalyan pushes for 'social media abuse protection bill' in Andhra Assembly

India Today  

Andhra Pradesh's Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan proposed the introduction of a 'Social Media Abuse Protection Bill' in the state Assembly, urging the government to take swift action against the growing problem of online harassment. Drawing attention to the broader implications of social media abuse, Kalyan warned that the misuse of digital platforms has reached alarming levels, with political leaders …

Social media user fights back against Goa govt’s attempt to ‘shut down criticism’
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Social media user fights back against Goa govt’s attempt to ‘shut down criticism’

Live Mint  

Ramanuj Mukherjee, founder of an online legal learning platform, alleges that instead of tackling the concerns raised by tourists about scams, the Goa authorities are using the legal system to suppress his criticism after he shared data on social media indicating a drop in foreign tourist arrivals to the state. The Indian Express reported on Saturday that Mukherjee, speaking to …

Submit report on arrest of 6 YSRCP activists: Andhra HC
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Submit report on arrest of 6 YSRCP activists: Andhra HC

Hindustan Times  

The Andhra Pradesh high court on Friday asked the state government to submit a report by Monday on the whereabouts of seven social media activists of the YSR Congress Party, who had allegedly been arrested on the charges of posting abusive messages on social media against its political rivals, people familiar with the matter said. The HC expressed surprise over …

Social media emerging as force multiplier for newcomers in J&K election battle
6 months ago

Social media emerging as force multiplier for newcomers in J&K election battle

Hindustan Times  

Social media has emerged as a major dissemination and campaigning tool for political parties during the ongoing assembly elections of Jammu and Kashmir, even creating ‘ripple effect’ for some Independents or newer candidates like Sarjan Barkati and those associated with Engineer Rashid led Awami Itihad Party. All the big and small political parties across Jammu and Kashmir are using social …

Anti-India narrative on social media: Why it’s time for government to counter online negativity
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Anti-India narrative on social media: Why it’s time for government to counter online negativity

Firstpost  

A wave of anti-India sentiment is flooding social media, distorting our global image. India can no longer afford silence and has to reclaim its narrative on the world stage Lately, social media has evolved into a platform where global narratives are created, shaped, and spread at turbo speed. A recent example is the “What’s wrong with India?” campaign on social …

DC Edit | Govts, leave social media alone
7 months ago

DC Edit | Govts, leave social media alone

Deccan Chronicle  

What can governments do about social media platforms? Amid a developing scenario in which both free-speech advocates and authoritarian governments are protesting the treatment being meted out to the CEO of Telegram who is facing the rigour of the law in France, the Uttar Pradesh government has taken an unusual stand to use the social media for boosting its popularity …

U.P.’s new digital media policy: Can BJP not think beyond crushing Constitution, Priyanka asks
7 months ago

U.P.’s new digital media policy: Can BJP not think beyond crushing Constitution, Priyanka asks

The Hindu  

Congress general secretary and former Uttar Pradesh in-charge Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday targeted the Uttar Pradesh government over the State’s new digital media policy which stresses paid promotions, describing it as an attempt at “crushing” democracy and asked in which category will the voices of women seeking justice and teachers demanding jobs fall in the social media policy of …

Gurugram DC calls for caution against social media rumourmongering in run-up to state polls
7 months, 1 week ago

Gurugram DC calls for caution against social media rumourmongering in run-up to state polls

Hindustan Times  

Gurugram Citizens can lodge their complaints on the C-Vigil app or on the toll-free number 1950. Deputy commissioner Nishant Kumar Yadav on Monday urged the Gurugram electorate to exercise caution while consuming content, to avoid rumourmongering based on misleading news, especially through social media that are intended to incite social discord in the run-up to the assembly elections. The official …

Modi’s BJP: Not Just an Inheritance, But a Reinvention
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Modi’s BJP: Not Just an Inheritance, But a Reinvention

News 18  

Having secured a momentous third term with a clearly outlined vision, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s overarching legacy, according to a new book, will be that of transforming his party into an electoral machine, a party that can win elections. ‘Indian Renaissance – The Modi Decade’, edited by Aishwarya Pandit, argues that Modi’s biggest contribution lies in dismantling a perception that …

As the US Embassy promotes Leftist elements in India, read how the Biden administration and CIA have been using social media, paying influencers to manipulate public opinion
8 months, 1 week ago

As the US Embassy promotes Leftist elements in India, read how the Biden administration and CIA have been using social media, paying influencers to manipulate public opinion

Op India  

On the 17th of July, the US Embassy in India informed about its event for Indian social media influences and content creators to learn about boosting social media engagement on social issues and learn about “active citizenship”. Is the US trying to use social media and Indian content creators, particularly those opposed to the ruling dispensation to meddle in India’s …

Civil society organisations protest in Karnataka against Election Commission for ‘inaction’ against MCC violations, hate speeches
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Civil society organisations protest in Karnataka against Election Commission for ‘inaction’ against MCC violations, hate speeches

The Hindu  

Demanding that Prime Minister Narendra Modi be barred from campaigning for 96 hours and an FIR be lodged against him for his alleged hate speeches, several civil society groups undertook a nationwide joint campaign on May 11, including in Karnataka, with the slogan “Grow a Spine or Resign.” The activists in Bengaluru submitted a memorandum to the office of the …

BJP Karnataka social media cell convenor summoned over controversial post
10 months, 3 weeks ago

BJP Karnataka social media cell convenor summoned over controversial post

India TV News  

Prashant Makanur, the convenor of BJP Karnataka's Social Media Cell, was summoned by city police on Thursday regarding a social media post allegedly targeting members of the SC and ST communities. Makanur was released on bail after obtaining anticipatory bail, while BJP President J P Nadda and the party's IT cell national head, Amit Malviya, were also issued summons in …

Notice to X for removal of BJP’s animated clip on K’taka CEO’s recommendation
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Notice to X for removal of BJP’s animated clip on K’taka CEO’s recommendation

Hindustan Times  

The Karnataka Police sent a notice to X on Sunday directing it to remove the Bharatiya Janata Party’s animated clip’s depiction of communities that the party’s Karnataka’s official account had posted on May 4 for violating the Representation of People Act, a copy of which HT has seen. “We sent it to the state nodal agency, which is SP, CID, …

As India votes, misinformation surges on social media: ‘The whole country is paying the price’
10 months, 4 weeks ago

As India votes, misinformation surges on social media: ‘The whole country is paying the price’

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — Bollywood stars seldom weigh in on politics, so videos showing two celebrities criticizing Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi — and endorsing his main opposition, the Congress party — were bound to go viral. But the clips of A-list actors Aamir Khan and Ranveer Singh were fake, AI-generated videos that were yet another example of the false or …

Modi’s ‘hate speech’ against Muslims sparks backlash as Indian elections get underway
11 months, 1 week ago

Modi’s ‘hate speech’ against Muslims sparks backlash as Indian elections get underway

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Indian prime minister Narendra Modi’s …

Social media skirmish targeting Lokesh, CM Jagan
11 months, 1 week ago

Social media skirmish targeting Lokesh, CM Jagan

Deccan Chronicle  

Visakhapatnam: Social media is abuzz with hashtags like #GetWellSoonLokesh for TD leader Nara Lokesh and #WhySoScaredJagan for YSRC leader and CM, Y.S. Lokesh ended the tweet with the hashtag #WhySoScaredJagan, which quickly started trending on the X platform. The YSRC’s X platform handle was quick to respond with a tweet of its own, stating, "Nara Lokesh, we hope you get …

Digital Revolution in Indian Politics: How BJP Harnessed Social Media
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Digital Revolution in Indian Politics: How BJP Harnessed Social Media

News 18  

The emergence of digital media—social media, mobile journalism, YouTube, etc—has transformed the political contour in India, with social media platforms becoming the new battleground for electoral campaigns. Among these parties, the Bharatiya Janata Party has proven to be the most successful in harnessing the power of social media to connect with voters and shape public opinion, while the Congress-led Opposition—if …

Farmers protest: Congress says democracy is being 'murdered' after X's remarks on blocking accounts
1 year, 1 month ago

Farmers protest: Congress says democracy is being 'murdered' after X's remarks on blocking accounts

India TV News  

Farmers protest: Congress says democracy is being 'murdered' after X's remarks on blocking accounts The Centre ordered the microblogging site X to take action against certain accounts and posts linked to ongoing farmer protests. The statement from the grand old party comes in the wake of microblogging platform X voicing disagreement with the BJP-led Centre's order to block accounts and …

Delhi HC refuses to quash summons issued to Kejriwal in YoutTube video defamation case
1 year, 1 month ago

Delhi HC refuses to quash summons issued to Kejriwal in YoutTube video defamation case

Hindustan Times  

The ramifications are far more than a whisper when a public figure tweets or retweets, the Delhi high court said on Monday as it refused to quash summons issued to chief minister Arvind Kejriwal in a defamation suit filed against him for reposting an allegedly defamatory video by YouTuber Dhruv Rathee. The audience therefore becomes a citizenry at large whose …

Indian govt officially objects to derogatory remarks of Mariyam Shiuna about PM Modi
1 year, 2 months ago

Indian govt officially objects to derogatory remarks of Mariyam Shiuna about PM Modi

Op India  

On Sunday, India officially raised objections to the derogatory remarks made by a sitting Maldivian Minister Mariyam Shiuna against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. These opinions are personal and do not represent the views of the Government of Maldives…Moreover, the relevant authorities of the Government will not hesitate to take action against those who make such derogatory remarks.” Government of Maldives …

Poll body plans to revamp policy holding parties accountable for social media posts
1 year, 3 months ago

Poll body plans to revamp policy holding parties accountable for social media posts

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi During this election season, the Election Commission of India sent a handful of notices to parties such as the Aam Aadmi Party and the Bharatiya Janata Party for posts on social media that violated the model code of conduct. HT has learnt that the reason those notices weren’t acted upon is that ECI concluded there was a lacuna …

Emojis, pop culture: PM’s social media lexicon takes a new twist
1 year, 3 months ago

Emojis, pop culture: PM’s social media lexicon takes a new twist

Hindustan Times  

In the beginning was the word. Reposting a TV news report about the Opposition’s drubbing in the three states, Modi said: “May they be happy with their arrogance, lies, pessimism and ignorance. “In India, who needs ‘Money Heist’ fiction, when you have the Congress Party, whose heists are legendary for 70 years and counting!” Modi said. To be sure, Modi’s …

Fake news has replaced the character of discourse from truth-seeking to the loudest voice: CJI
1 year, 3 months ago

Fake news has replaced the character of discourse from truth-seeking to the loudest voice: CJI

The Hindu  

Chief Justice of India D.Y. The Chief Justice said freedom of speech was traditionally considered an essential part of civil rights activism for the fear that government would gag certain kinds of speech. However, he said, “with the advent of troll armies and organised disinformation campaigns across different social media platforms, the fear is that there is an overwhelming barrage …

Hate crimes and hate speech are on the rise in India. Meet the trackers
1 year, 5 months ago

Hate crimes and hate speech are on the rise in India. Meet the trackers

LA Times  

Demonstrators hold placards as they shout slogans during a protest against hate speech in New Delhi on Dec. 27, 2021. The demonstrators became aggressive and a mob entered Muslim-dominated localities, resorting to stone-pelting, destroying shop facades and overturning handcarts.” The report came from Hindutva Watch, a Washington-based project that monitors hate speech and hate crimes against India’s religious minorities, including …

In India’s strife-torn Manipur, narrative battle is fought on social media
1 year, 5 months ago

In India’s strife-torn Manipur, narrative battle is fought on social media

Al Jazeera  

Social media warriors have sprung up to share their community’s views and put down the others’ in this ethnic conflict. “Before we got hackers, we had given access to our social media accounts to people outside the state … Social media has become important to tell people what is happening here,” the leader said. He told me, “I opened this …

Haryana violence: Massive spike in misinformation in last 2 weeks, say sources
1 year, 7 months ago

Haryana violence: Massive spike in misinformation in last 2 weeks, say sources

India Today  

The government is preparing a document on the spike in misinformation on social media for the past two weeks, which ultimately led to the communal violence in Haryana, sources told India Today. The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology witnessed a massive spike in content related to the incident, which was hateful and vitriolic in nature, on social media, sources …

‘Social media played vital role’: Haryana government to scan online posts linked with Nuh violence. Top updates
1 year, 7 months ago

‘Social media played vital role’: Haryana government to scan online posts linked with Nuh violence. Top updates

Hindustan Times  

The Haryana government has formed a three-member committee to scan all social media platforms checking for posts from July 21 to 31, and further, that could have incited people leading up to the communal violence in the state's Nuh district, state's home minster Anil Vij on Wednesday told the reporters. Broken glass and debris strewn on a street as policemen …

'Leaves Things Unanswered': Experts on Karnataka HC Twitter Verdict
1 year, 8 months ago

'Leaves Things Unanswered': Experts on Karnataka HC Twitter Verdict

The Quint  

"While the court tells us that it is okay for the government to ban an entire twitter handle in exceptional circumstances, it does not tell us what those exceptional circumstances might be for courts to determine in the future. These were the words of Advocate Abhinav Sekhri on the Karnataka High Court's recent judgment on Twitter. Twitter argued that the …

Thwarting Twitter: on the Karnataka High Court ruling
1 year, 8 months ago

Thwarting Twitter: on the Karnataka High Court ruling

The Hindu  

It is unfortunate that the petition by Twitter, Inc. challenging the validity of the spate of blocking orders passed by the Union government was rejected by the Karnataka High Court. While success in litigation involving the government’s power to restrict speech and expression on grounds permitted in Article 19 of the Constitution was always expected to be difficult, it is …

Twitter takes action: Bans over 1.1 million Indian accounts for violating guidelines
1 year, 8 months ago

Twitter takes action: Bans over 1.1 million Indian accounts for violating guidelines

India TV News  

In a recent monthly compliance report, Twitter revealed that it had banned a record-breaking 1,132,228 accounts in India between April 26 and May 25. As part of the rules, major digital and social media platforms with over five million users are required to publish monthly compliance reports. In this reporting period, Twitter received a total of 518 complaints from Indian …

Social Media Often Misused To "Manipulate Political Choices Of Voters", May Eventually Hijack Democratic Setup: Karnataka High Court
1 year, 9 months ago

Social Media Often Misused To "Manipulate Political Choices Of Voters", May Eventually Hijack Democratic Setup: Karnataka High Court

Live Law  

Social media has been used to manipulate political choices of voters, perniciously affecting the democratic setup of constitutional institutions, the Karnataka High Court observed on Friday. A single judge bench of Justice Krishna S Dixit said emergence of social media has changed the way in which people participate in the democratic process. "People increasingly rely on social media than their …

India threatened to block Twitter, raid employees: former CEO Jack Dorsey
1 year, 9 months ago

India threatened to block Twitter, raid employees: former CEO Jack Dorsey

The Hindu  

Former Twitter Chief Executive Officer Jack Dorsey said that the Indian government had threatened to shut down the social media network in the country. “No one went to jail nor was Twitter ‘shutdown,’” Chandrasekhar said, saying that Twitter had continuously resisted Indian laws until July 2022, when it “finally complied”. Chandrasekhar’s claim that Twitter “finally complied” with remaining orders omitted …

India threatened to block Twitter, raid employees: former CEO Jack Dorsey
1 year, 9 months ago

India threatened to block Twitter, raid employees: former CEO Jack Dorsey

The Hindu  

Former Twitter Chief Executive Officer Jack Dorsey said that the Indian government had threatened to shut down the social media network in the country. — Twitter Global Government Affairs May 27, 2021 “This is an outright lie by” Mr. Dorsey, Rajeev Chandrasekhar, the Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology said in a response posted on Twitter. “No one …

Twitter vs India: Jack Dorsey, Elon Musk disagree on many things but seemingly agree on India
1 year, 9 months ago

Twitter vs India: Jack Dorsey, Elon Musk disagree on many things but seemingly agree on India

India Today  

Twitter's current owner Elon Musk and its former CEO Jack Dorsey have fairly different views and opinions. Additionally, according to Dorsey, the Indian government also threatened action against Twitter employees in India in case of non-compliance. The interesting bit is that Dorsey's comments somewhat mirror the statement that current Twitter CEO Elon Musk made several weeks ago. Whether Musk and …

Offensive posts against national leaders on social media to be regulated
1 year, 9 months ago

Offensive posts against national leaders on social media to be regulated

Deccan Chronicle  

Kalaburagi: Minister for Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, Information Technology and Biotechnology Priyank Kharge has affirmed government's commitment to regulate offensive posts against national leaders and derogatory remarks on social media. Kharge, who is also the Kalaburagi district in-charge minister, spoke to reporters during the launch of the "Shakti" scheme at Kalaburagi on Sunday. He expressed concern over the misuse …

World Press Freedom Day | How free speech in India is compromised by government control over platforms: Book excerpt from ‘Caged Tiger: How Too Much Government is Holding Indians Back’ by Subhashish B
1 year, 10 months ago

World Press Freedom Day | How free speech in India is compromised by government control over platforms: Book excerpt from ‘Caged Tiger: How Too Much Government is Holding Indians Back’ by Subhashish B

The Hindu  

Published : May 03, 2023 07:00 IST - 6 MINS READ In December 2004, the Delhi Police arrested Avnish Bajaj, the CEO of Baazee.com, because someone in Kharagpur, West Bengal, tried to sell through the website video copies of two Delhi-based students having sex. Social media companies, a term left vague and expansive, need to take down content within 36 …

Twitter takes down tweets globally in response to Punjab & Haryana HC directive
1 year, 11 months ago

Twitter takes down tweets globally in response to Punjab & Haryana HC directive

The Hindu  

Twitter globally took down tweets from Indian users in response to an order from the Punjab & Haryana High Court issued in February, according to information from the social media platform provided to Saurav Das, a transparency activist and journalist whose posts were removed from the platform recently. “Since I had nothing to do with the suo-motu criminal contempt case …

Twitter says removed more content in first half of 2022 than in previous six months
1 year, 11 months ago

Twitter says removed more content in first half of 2022 than in previous six months

The Hindu  

Twitter will not be publishing a formal transparency report for the year 2022, the social media platform announced on its blog on April 25. It is not clear if the company has also chosen to stop publishing routine disclosures of copyright and government takedown requests on the Lumen Database — Twitter doesn’t appear to have disclosed any Indian takedown requests …

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