In Ghaziabad Assault Case, Twitter Hints Ready to Join Questioning Through Video Call
3 years, 9 months ago

In Ghaziabad Assault Case, Twitter Hints Ready to Join Questioning Through Video Call

News 18  

Twitter India managing director Manish Maheshwari is available for questioning via video call, the social media giant has conveyed to UP Police informally, days after a legal notice was sent to him over posts linked to the assault of a Muslim man in Ghaziabad. The firm has also been issued a second notice by the Ghaziabad police to seek “account details” of the suspects accused by the police of posting and promoting the video. Twitter, news website wire.in, several journalists and Congress leaders were named in an FIR for allegedly “promoting enmity between religions” for posting and promoting a video which purportedly showed the elderly man being beaten up and his attackers cutting his beard. “After seeing UP police’s clarification in the case, Twitter should have warned these people who posted wrong information that they should verify their facts otherwise they will delete those posts,” UP’s Additional Director General of Police Prashant Kumar told News18.

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Nagpur violence: Social media posts from computers with Bangladeshi IP address instigated Muslim mobs
1 week, 1 day ago

Nagpur violence: Social media posts from computers with Bangladeshi IP address instigated Muslim mobs

Op India  

In the Nagpur violence case, Maharashtra Police has uncovered a Bangladesh connection. The police found social media accounts from Bangladesh that issued a threat to incite violence. The cyber cell has taken action against 34 social media accounts for spreading rumours and inciting violence and 10 FIRs have been registered. During the violence, a Muslim mob molested a woman police …

Social media influencer booked for promoting terrorism, downplaying lawful regime: J&K Police
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Social media influencer booked for promoting terrorism, downplaying lawful regime: J&K Police

The Hindu  

A Kashmiri social media influencer, running several handles, including ‘Wounded Kashmir’ and ‘Lacerated Kashmir’, was chargesheeted for “promoting terrorism” and “downplaying the lawful administrative regime”, the J&K Police said on Saturday. The social media accounts were being operated by the accused person “to spread secessionist ideology, promoting terrorism and downplaying lawful administrative regime”, the SIA said, adding, “Besides, he has …

Social media users should have broad shoulders to bear criticisms: Delhi HC
1 month ago

Social media users should have broad shoulders to bear criticisms: Delhi HC

Hindustan Times  

The users of social media platforms should have broad shoulders to bear criticisms as a post published is bound to be either appreciated or criticised, the Delhi high court observed while dismissing a defamation suit against four X handles. The bench of justice Manmeet PS Arora dismissed the defamation suit filed by online legal education platform Law Sikho, which accused …

Mahakumbh: FIRs against 17 social media accounts for posting women bathers’ videos
1 month ago

Mahakumbh: FIRs against 17 social media accounts for posting women bathers’ videos

Hindustan Times  

Seventeen first information reports have been lodged against different social media accounts for posting allegedly objectionable videos of women bathers at the Mahakumbh since the beginning of the Mela on January 13, according to the police. “We will ensure strict action against those involved in preparing and selling objectionable videos of women on social media,” said UP Director General of …

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 …

Social media firms largely compliant with Indian grievance panel rulings, officials say
2 months, 1 week ago

Social media firms largely compliant with Indian grievance panel rulings, officials say

The Hindu  

Social media companies are working smoothly with the Grievance Appellate Committees that hear appeals against content complaints and takedowns, offering little resistance to GAC rulings, a top IT Ministry official and a member of one GAC told The Hindu. The GACs were set up under the Information Technology Rules, 2021, with a mandate to hear appeals from Indian users against …

Submit report on arrest of 6 YSRCP activists: Andhra HC
4 months, 2 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 …

Karnataka HM reveals Police have filed 37 cases for social media posts against politicians
8 months ago

Karnataka HM reveals Police have filed 37 cases for social media posts against politicians

Op India  

On Tuesday, Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara revealed in the state assembly that the state Police has registered 37 FIRs/cases this year over ‘derogatory’ social media posts against politicians. According to the Moneycontrol report, these social media users were accused of ‘spreading false information’ or making derogatory remarks against politicians, mostly Congress leaders. Speaking to Moneycontrol, Bengaluru city police commissioner …

X banned almost 180,000 Indian accounts recently: Know-why?
10 months, 2 weeks ago

X banned almost 180,000 Indian accounts recently: Know-why?

India TV News  

X has recently banned around 1.8 lakh Indian accounts which were sounding alarmed. Over the past few months, the platform has taken stringent action against more than 180,000 Indian accounts which were involved in suspicious activity. Impact of IT Rules 2021 Under the new IT Rules 2021, X released monthly reports on account bans and user complaints. Understanding rules and …

Kashmir netizens face action over social media posts ahead of Supreme Court’s verdict on Article 370
1 year, 3 months ago

Kashmir netizens face action over social media posts ahead of Supreme Court’s verdict on Article 370

The Hindu  

The Jammu and Kashmir Police launched a crackdown on netizens and booked scores in Kashmir ahead of the Supreme Court’s verdict on Article 370. A police spokesperson said one person from north Kashmir’s Baramulla faced legal proceedings for his social media posts. “The action is in response to his uploading hateful videos containing inflammatory and seditious statements on social media …

Elon Musk's Twitter fails to release monthly India compliance report
1 year, 7 months ago

Elon Musk's Twitter fails to release monthly India compliance report

India TV News  

Twitter, now under the ownership of X Corp led by Elon Musk, has failed to publish its monthly India compliance report for the May-June 2023 period, leaving users and authorities in the country concerned. According to IANS, unlike other social media platforms such as Meta and WhatsApp, which regularly release their reports on the first day of each month, the …

Nuh violence: FIR against 3 'influencers', 2,300 social media videos under cop lens
1 year, 7 months ago

Nuh violence: FIR against 3 'influencers', 2,300 social media videos under cop lens

India Today  

The Nuh police have registered three FIRs against three people over their inflammatory social media posts that triggered the violence in the district earlier this week. Of the 10 FIRs filed by the Nuh police, three were booked against one Shahid, Aadil Khan Mannaka, and a social media account named 'Shayar Guru Ghantal'. An investigation by India Today's Open Source …

Twitter claims new limits are to fight bots and bad actors
1 year, 8 months ago

Twitter claims new limits are to fight bots and bad actors

The Hindu  

Twitter defends its decision to limit the number of tweets users are allowed to view on the platform. Twitter said it did not warn users about this in advance as it would have helped the bad actors to evade detection. While verified accounts can see several thousand tweets a day, unverified or newly verified accounts are limited to several hundred …

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 …

‘All platforms to comply with Indian law’: MoS as Twitter fined ₹50 lakh
1 year, 8 months ago

‘All platforms to comply with Indian law’: MoS as Twitter fined ₹50 lakh

Hindustan Times  

Union Minister of State Rajeev Chandrasekhar, after the Karnataka High Court dismissed a petition filed by Twitter and imposed a fine of ₹50 lakh on the social media giant, on Friday said that all platforms had to be in compliance with the Indian law adding that Twitter under former CEO Jack Dorsey refused to comply. Mentioning the judgement, Chandrasekhar said …

Twitter Must Explain Why Hate Speech Is Prevalent On The Platform, Australian Commissioner Demands
1 year, 9 months ago

Twitter Must Explain Why Hate Speech Is Prevalent On The Platform, Australian Commissioner Demands

ABP News  

An Australian cyber regulator has noticed that Twitter’s online hate has increased after the lifting of bans on approximately 62,000 Twitter accounts by owner Elon Musk. This move comes from eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant, who is part of an ongoing campaign to hold Twitter accountable for its promise of free speech, made after Musk acquired the company for $44 …

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 Confirms Censorship Of Content To Remain Operational During Turkey Elections
1 year, 10 months ago

Twitter Confirms Censorship Of Content To Remain Operational During Turkey Elections

ABP News  

Twitter has officially acknowledged that it implemented content restrictions in Turkey ahead of the country's recent presidential election. It stated, "In order to comply with legal procedures and ensure that Twitter remains accessible to the people of Turkey, we have taken steps to limit access to certain content within Turkey today." We were in negotiation with the Turkish Government throughout …

Twitter takes down tweets globally in response to Punjab & Haryana HC directive
1 year, 10 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 Warned By EU Over Disinformation, Favouring Russia Agenda
1 year, 11 months ago

Twitter Warned By EU Over Disinformation, Favouring Russia Agenda

ABP News  

According to a recent tweet by Vera Jourova, Vice-President for Values and Transparency at the EU, the EU has issued a warning to Elon Musk's Twitter over the spread of disinformation and promotion of the Kremlin agenda. Jourova expressed her concern that Twitter's policies have made the digital information space unsafe and susceptible to malicious influence from authoritarian governments. Jourova …

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 …

Musk ‘not aware’ about Twitter deleting content on BBC's Modi documentary
1 year, 11 months ago

Musk ‘not aware’ about Twitter deleting content on BBC's Modi documentary

Hindustan Times  

Twitter CEO Elon Musk on Wednesday said that some rules related to social media are ‘quite strict’ in India while adding that he is not aware about ‘what exactly happened’ when Twitter took down content related to a documentary critical to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. don't know what exactly happened with some content situation in India," Musk told UK-based British …

‘Unaware why Twitter India pulled posts on BBC docu…’, Elon Musk
1 year, 11 months ago

‘Unaware why Twitter India pulled posts on BBC docu…’, Elon Musk

Live Mint  

Twitter CEO Elon Musk on Wednesday said that he was not aware of what exactly happened when the microblogging site took down content related to a documentary critical of Prime Minister Narendra Modi earlier this year. India ordered the blocking of a BBC documentary in January that questioned Modi's leadership during the 2002 Gujarat riots, saying that even sharing of …

Elon Musk Says He Was Unaware Of Twitter Removing Posts On BBC Prime Minister Narendra Modi Documentary Remove Tweet
1 year, 11 months ago

Elon Musk Says He Was Unaware Of Twitter Removing Posts On BBC Prime Minister Narendra Modi Documentary Remove Tweet

ABP News  

On Wednesday morning, Elon Musk participated in a Twitter Spaces conversation with BBC journalist James Clayton. During the conversation, Clayton asked the Twitter CEO about the microblogging platform's removal of posts related to a BBC documentary on Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, which was later banned in India. Musk clarified that he was not aware of this particular case, but …

Twitter takes down post on Home Minister globally
1 year, 11 months ago

Twitter takes down post on Home Minister globally

The Hindu  

In an apparent first, Twitter appears to have withheld a tweet globally in response to a “legal demand” in India. Journalist and Right to Information activist Saurav Das posted a screenshot of two past tweets, one of which appears to quote Union Minister of Home Affairs Amit Shah, with a message from the social media platform stating that the content …

Twitter Blocked a Country
1 year, 11 months ago

Twitter Blocked a Country

Slate  

On Wednesday, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave a virtual address at the second-ever Summit for Democracy, hailing his country as the “best example of democracy in the world.” As Modi’s words were beamed out to dozens of other nations, the Indian government was cracking down on its citizens’ digital rights—again. Indian authorities, who have still not caught Singh, have …

122 Twitter accounts blocked this week in India on request of govt: Report
2 years ago

122 Twitter accounts blocked this week in India on request of govt: Report

Live Mint  

The micro blogging site, Twitter, this week blocked 122 accounts in response to legal requests from the Indian government, a report by Rest of the World has stated. The blocked development also comes follows a police crackdown and a subsequent internet shutdown in the north Indian state of Punjab to arrest separatist figure Amritpal Singh Sandhu. The withheld accounts also …

Some Twitter users unable to post as platform hit by glitch
2 years, 1 month ago

Some Twitter users unable to post as platform hit by glitch

Al Jazeera  

Thousands of users faced glitches in posting, receiving messages that they had exceeded a daily limit of tweets. Thousands of Twitter users complained on Wednesday they were unable to post messages, following which they were told that they had exceeded a daily limit of tweets. Twitter’s billionaire owner Elon Musk tweeted early on Thursday that there were multiple “internal and …

'Sorry for the trouble'- Twitter after global outage; says working to fix it
2 years, 1 month ago

'Sorry for the trouble'- Twitter after global outage; says working to fix it

India TV News  

Twitter users in several countries including India were facing trouble while using the microblogging site on Thursday morning. Twitter Deck services down Several users in India complained of 'Twitter Deck' outage since yesterday and the trouble extended on Thursday morning when other features started not working. Accounts also had trouble when they tried to follow another Twitter user, getting a …

Twitter can’t oppose blocking of accounts: Govt in Karnataka HC
2 years, 1 month ago

Twitter can’t oppose blocking of accounts: Govt in Karnataka HC

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi Twitter had moved court after the electronics and IT ministry, through a notice on June 26 last year, warned it of penal action against its chief compliance officer, and granted it a final opportunity to comply with a series of blocking orders issued in 2021. Social media platform Twitter is a foreign business entity and does not have …

What is wrong with Twitter? 200 mn users' data leaked and sold for $200K on Dark Web
2 years, 2 months ago

What is wrong with Twitter? 200 mn users' data leaked and sold for $200K on Dark Web

India TV News  

Cyber-security researchers have found a data dump comprising over 200 million Twitter users, that was earlier being sold for $200,000. "The vulnerability in Twitter's API, enabled threat actors to input phone number/email address to retrieve the Twitter user ID which in turn enables data scraping," said a CloudSEK researcher. On January 4, a new user on the hacker forum with …

Twitter Ban Suspend Account Over 48,000 Over Child Abuse, Nudity, Terrorism-Related Policy Violations In India
2 years, 2 months ago

Twitter Ban Suspend Account Over 48,000 Over Child Abuse, Nudity, Terrorism-Related Policy Violations In India

ABP News  

Elon Musk-run Twitter banned 45,589 accounts in India between October 26 and November 25, for promoting child sexual exploitation and non-consensual nudity. Twitter, in its monthly report in compliance with the new IT Rules, 2021, said that it received 755 complaints from users in India in the same time frame through its grievance redressal mechanisms, and took action on 121 …

Twitter bans 48,624 accounts in India because of policy violations
2 years, 2 months ago

Twitter bans 48,624 accounts in India because of policy violations

India TV News  

The new year started with some more banning from Twitter as Elon Musk prohibits around 45,589 accounts in India between October 26 and November 25. At the time of writing, Twitter has banned around 48,624 accounts in the reporting period from India. Twitter, in its monthly report in compliance with the new IT Rules, 2021, said that it received 755 …

A new chapter in ‘Twitter Files’
2 years, 3 months ago

A new chapter in ‘Twitter Files’

Hindustan Times  

American journalist Bari Weiss posted a Twitter thread to allege the company, under its old management, created secret blacklists of users whose reach was restricted, the second instalment in what is now being called the Twitter Files. “A new #TwitterFiles investigation reveals that teams of Twitter employees build blacklists, prevent disfavored tweets from trending, and actively limit the visibility of …

Twitter bans more than 44K accounts for policy violations in India: Know more
2 years, 3 months ago

Twitter bans more than 44K accounts for policy violations in India: Know more

India TV News  

Twitter bans more than 44K accounts for policy violations in India: Know more Twitter, in compliance with the new IT Rules 2021 has said that it has received 582 complaints from Indian users through its grievance redressal mechanisms, and reportedly banned 44,611 accounts which were promoting child sexual exploitation and non-consensual nudity in the market. Twitter has reportedly banned 44,611 …

Twitter users' followers may dip significantly in coming days due to this reason
2 years, 3 months ago

Twitter users' followers may dip significantly in coming days due to this reason

India TV News  

Twitter users' followers may dip significantly in coming days due to this reason Twitter has already banned 44,611 accounts promoting child sexual exploitation and non-consensual nudity in India between September 26 and October 25, as Musk took over. Twitter users may witness a drop in their followers in the coming days, according to the latest update given by boss Elon …

YouTuber Arrested In UP For Posting Objectionable Tweets From SP Media Cell's Twitter Handle
2 years, 4 months ago

YouTuber Arrested In UP For Posting Objectionable Tweets From SP Media Cell's Twitter Handle

ABP News  

The Uttar Pradesh Police have arrested a YouTuber for allegedly posting objectionable tweets from the Twitter handle of the Samajwadi Party's media cell, officials said on Sunday. On November 23, journalist Manish Pandey registered a complaint at Hazratganj police station against an unidentified person running the SP media cell Twitter handle, police said. Additional Commissioner of Police, Hazratganj, Arvind Kumar …

Retweeting photo of minor contributes to identity disclosure, was exposed to sexual harassment: NCPCR opposes plea of Alt News’ Zubair for quashing POCSO FIR
2 years, 5 months ago

Retweeting photo of minor contributes to identity disclosure, was exposed to sexual harassment: NCPCR opposes plea of Alt News’ Zubair for quashing POCSO FIR

Op India  

On October 10, the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights opposed Alt News’ co-founder Mohammed Zubair’s plea to quash FIR against him in the POCSO case in Delhi High Court. BREAKING: Mohammed Zubair neither deleted tweet about minor girl, nor informed the concerned authorities about users indulging in sexual harassment of minor girl, @NCPCR_ tells Delhi High Court opposing …

'Twitter Casual About Removing Child Porn': DCW Slams Social Media Giant, Seeks CBI Action
2 years, 5 months ago

'Twitter Casual About Removing Child Porn': DCW Slams Social Media Giant, Seeks CBI Action

News 18  

The Delhi Commission for Women on Friday slammed microblogging site Twitter, calling it “casual” about removing child pornography and rape content after the rights body found 14 fresh tweets promoting such activity. The commission had summoned Twitter India policy head and Delhi Police cyber cell on September 20, over tweets depicting child pornography and rape videos of women and children. …

Twitter put ads next to tweets sharing images of child sexual abuse
2 years, 5 months ago

Twitter put ads next to tweets sharing images of child sexual abuse

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Either Twitter is going to fix this, or we’ll fix it by any means we can, which …

23 Twitter Accounts Blocked By Delhi Police For Showing Child Pornographic Content
2 years, 5 months ago

23 Twitter Accounts Blocked By Delhi Police For Showing Child Pornographic Content

ABP News  

New Delhi: The Intelligence Fusion and Strategic Operations unit of the Delhi Police on Tuesday said it has blocked 23 accounts on Twitter for showing child pornographic content. On September 20, the Delhi Commission for Women issued summons to the Delhi Police and Twitter regarding the presence of several tweets on the microblogging site that displayed child pornographic content. The …

Twitter says 50-60 % of tweets asked by govt to be blocked are \"innocuous\"
2 years, 6 months ago

Twitter says 50-60 % of tweets asked by govt to be blocked are \"innocuous\"

Deccan Chronicle  

BENGALURU: The High Court of Karnataka on Monday heard a petition by microblogging platform Twitter against the Central government's orders asking it to block some accounts, URLs and tweets. Senior advocate Arvind Datar, appearing for Twitter on Monday online, argued the company was following the rules laid out in the Information Technology Act. Datar cited the Supreme Court in the …

Twitter claims 50-60% tweets directed by Centre to be removed were harmless
2 years, 6 months ago

Twitter claims 50-60% tweets directed by Centre to be removed were harmless

Live Mint  

Twitter has informed the High Court of Karnataka that 50-60 % of tweets asked by govt to be blocked are "innocuous". Contending the Central government's directive, senior advocate Arvind Datar, appearing for Twitter stated that the social media platform was following the rules laid out in the Information Technology Act. Further he informed that the company is getting affected with …

Twitter stonewalls queries on whistleblower’s claims
2 years, 7 months ago

Twitter stonewalls queries on whistleblower’s claims

The Hindu  

Twitter stonewalled questions by members of the Standing Committee on Information Technology on the latest revelations made its former head of security Peiter Zatko who claimed that Indian government forced the social media firm to put a government agent on its payroll. To several questions by the members on Mr. Zatko’s allegations, Twitter, which was represented by Samiran Gupta who …

Twitter bans 43,140 Indian accounts because of sexual exploitation, nudity and more
2 years, 7 months ago

Twitter bans 43,140 Indian accounts because of sexual exploitation, nudity and more

India TV News  

Twitter bans 43,140 Indian accounts because of sexual exploitation, nudity and more Twitter bans Indian accounts and stated that it purged 40,982 accounts for child sexual exploitation, and non-consensual nudity and further banned 2,158 accounts for promoting terrorism. Twitter Bans Indian accounts Twitter, the micro-blogging platform which has been fighting a legal battle with the Indian government over content blocking …

twitter india highest legal demand remove tweet content verified journalist news outlet july december 2021
2 years, 7 months ago

twitter india highest legal demand remove tweet content verified journalist news outlet july december 2021

ABP News  

New Delhi: India made the highest number of legal demands globally to remove content posted by verified journalists and news outlets on Twitter during July-December 2021, the microblogging platform said. In its latest transparency report, Twitter said India was only behind the US in seeking Twitter account information, accounting for 19 percent of global information requests. Giving details of legal …

India tops list of nations seeking blocking tweets by journalists, news outlets: Twitter report
2 years, 7 months ago

India tops list of nations seeking blocking tweets by journalists, news outlets: Twitter report

The Hindu  

India made the highest number of legal demands globally to remove content posted by verified journalists and news outlets on Twitter during July-December 2021, the microblogging platform said. Twitter said 349 accounts of verified journalists and news outlets located around the world were subject to 326 legal demands to remove content, a 103% increase in the number of accounts since …

India Versus Twitter Versus Elon Musk Versus Society
2 years, 8 months ago

India Versus Twitter Versus Elon Musk Versus Society

Slate  

This article is part of the Free Speech Project, a collaboration between Future Tense and the Tech, Law, & Security Program at American University Washington College of Law that examines the ways technology is influencing how we think about speech. On July 5, Reuters reported, Twitter asked the High Court of the Indian state of Karnataka “to overturn some government …

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