Twitter can’t oppose blocking of accounts: Govt in Karnataka HC
1 year, 10 months 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 any fundamental right or legal remedy to espouse the cause of account holders whose handles have been blocked by the government, the Centre told the Karnataka high court on Tuesday. The petitioner company does not have a legal mandate to espouse the cause of twitter users/account holders,” Sankarnarayan told a court presided over by justice Krishna S Dixit. 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.

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X banned almost 180,000 Indian accounts recently: Know-why?
7 months, 1 week 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 …

Govt Temporarily Blocks 177 Social Media Accounts, Web Links Related To Farmers' Protest: Report
10 months ago

Govt Temporarily Blocks 177 Social Media Accounts, Web Links Related To Farmers' Protest: Report

ABP News  

The government on Tuesday took a step to maintain law and order by issuing temporary blocking orders for approximately 177 social media accounts and web links associated with the ongoing farmers' protest, as reported by news agency PTI, citing sources. "The orders have been issued to temporarily block 177 social media accounts and web links to maintain law and order …

Twitter ‘relocates’ users of Pakistani region to India, user
1 year, 5 months ago

Twitter ‘relocates’ users of Pakistani region to India, user

Live Mint  

Twitter reportedly have bloc­ked access to the government of Pakistan’s official account in Gilgit-Baltistan and chan­ged the region’s location to parts of India, Dawn reported. “I am in #GilgitBaltistan & @Twitter can’t show tweets from @GovtofPakistan, saying that account has been withheld in India in response to a legal demand! He further noted officials in Pakis­tan should take “serious cognisance” …

Thwarting Twitter: on the Karnataka High Court ruling
1 year, 5 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, 5 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 …

Twitter loses plea challenging Centre’s blocking orders, Karnataka HC imposes ₹50 lakh cost
1 year, 5 months ago

Twitter loses plea challenging Centre’s blocking orders, Karnataka HC imposes ₹50 lakh cost

The Hindu  

The High Court of Karnataka dismissed a petition filed by Twitter, challenging several blocking orders issued by the Union Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology on the ground that it is ‘devoid of merits’. Justice Krishna S. Dixit also imposed a cost of ₹50 lakh on Twitter citing its conduct of approaching the court without complying with the Central Government’s …

India threatened to block Twitter, raid employees: former CEO Jack Dorsey
1 year, 6 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, 6 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 takes down tweets globally in response to Punjab & Haryana HC directive
1 year, 7 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, 7 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 …

Twitter takes down post on Home Minister globally
1 year, 8 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, 8 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 …

Twitter bans Pakistan government’s account in India
1 year, 8 months ago

Twitter bans Pakistan government’s account in India

Live Mint  

The official Twitter account of the Pakistan government, in response to a legal demand, has been banned in India. Additionally, in August, India blocked eight YouTube-based news channels, including one based in Pakistan, as well as a Facebook account that was disseminating "fake, anti-India content" online. Meanwhile, Pakistan has been removed from the EU's "High-Risk Third Countries" list due to …

122 Twitter accounts blocked this week in India on request of govt: Report
1 year, 8 months 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 …

[Twitter vs Centre] Failure To Give Notice To Account Holder Won't Vitiate Blocking Orders, Sovereignty At Stake: ASG Argues In Karnataka High Court
1 year, 9 months ago

[Twitter vs Centre] Failure To Give Notice To Account Holder Won't Vitiate Blocking Orders, Sovereignty At Stake: ASG Argues In Karnataka High Court

Live Law  

The Union of India on Thursday told the Karnataka High Court that Twitter is not entitled to any relief in the case filed by it challenging the account blocking orders passed by the Centre. All this is so dangerous that it is going to incite violence…” Concluding his arguments the ASG said “It is very difficult for a government to …

Twitter bans 48,624 accounts in India because of policy violations
1 year, 11 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 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 …

Explained: Why Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover is unsettling Indian users
2 years 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 — …

BREAKING|Karnataka HC Sets Aside Lower Court Order Blocking Twitter Accounts Of Congress & Bharat Jodo Yatra, Subject To Removal Of Infringing Material
2 years, 1 month ago

BREAKING|Karnataka HC Sets Aside Lower Court Order Blocking Twitter Accounts Of Congress & Bharat Jodo Yatra, Subject To Removal Of Infringing Material

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court today allowed the appeal preferred by Indian National Congress against a civil court order which directed Twitter to block the national party's user account and that of Bharat Jodo. The relief is subject to the party removing material from their handles that offend MRT Music's copyrights.A division bench of Justices G. Narendar and PN Desai remarked,"The …

Major Relief to Cong as Karnataka HC Sets Aside Order to Block INC, Bharat Jodo Yatra Twitter Handles
2 years, 1 month ago

Major Relief to Cong as Karnataka HC Sets Aside Order to Block INC, Bharat Jodo Yatra Twitter Handles

News 18  

In a major relief to Congress, the Karnataka High Court on Tuesday set aside a trial court’s order to Twitter to block INC and Bharat Jodo Yatra handles over the alleged unauthorised use of music from the Kannada film ‘KGF Chapter-2’, calling it “punitive action.” A division bench of the High Court of Karnataka gave the order in reference to …

After Musk takeover, Centre says it expects Twitter to comply with local laws
2 years, 1 month ago

After Musk takeover, Centre says it expects Twitter to comply with local laws

The Hindu  

Elon Musk's takeover of Twitter will not change India's expectation that it will comply with the country's rules for such companies, Union Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar told Reuters on Friday, adding that India's new IT rules would be out in days. Asked about what the government thought about the ban on Twitter for individuals …

PFI's Twitter withheld, YouTube, website blocked a day after central govt banned the Islamist organisation
2 years, 2 months ago

PFI's Twitter withheld, YouTube, website blocked a day after central govt banned the Islamist organisation

Op India  

On September 29, the Twitter account of Popular Front of India was withheld in India. The move came following the ban on the Islamist organisation and its sister organisations imposed by the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, on September 27 via gazette notification. Source: Twitter Along with Twitter account, PFI’s website, Facebook account and YouTube profile have been …

Twitter bans PFI account after govt request
2 years, 2 months ago

Twitter bans PFI account after govt request

India TV News  

PFI Twitter ban: The official Twitter account of Popular Front of India has been withheld by the social media company after government's request. PFI and its associates or affiliates or fronts operate openly as a socio-economic, educational and political organization but, they have been pursuing a secret agenda to radicalize a particular section of the society working towards undermining the …

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

If Media Can Report About Farmers' Protest, Why Ask Us To Block User Accounts? Twitter Opposes Centre's Blocking Orders In Karnataka HC
2 years, 2 months ago

If Media Can Report About Farmers' Protest, Why Ask Us To Block User Accounts? Twitter Opposes Centre's Blocking Orders In Karnataka HC

Live Law  

US-based microblogging platform Twitter on Monday opposed before the the Karnataka High Court the orders issued by the Central government, asking it to pull down content including several accounts that made posts relating to Farmers Protest and alleged mismanagement during COVID-19.Twitter asked how it could be directed to block user accounts and muffle their freedom of speech, when news. US-based …

Karnataka High Court notice to Centre on Twitter petition challenging content and account ‘blocking orders’
2 years, 4 months ago

Karnataka High Court notice to Centre on Twitter petition challenging content and account ‘blocking orders’

The Hindu  

The High Court of Karnataka ordered issue of notice to the Central Government on a petition filed by micro-blogging platform Twitter challenging the legality of a series of ‘blocking orders’ issued by authorities under provisions of the Information Technology Act, 2000, either to block Twitter accounts or identified content of the accounts. The designated officer of the Ministry of Electronics …

Twitter Says Its Business Will Close If Accounts Are Blocked Without Reasons; Karnataka High Court Issues Notice To Centre
2 years, 4 months ago

Twitter Says Its Business Will Close If Accounts Are Blocked Without Reasons; Karnataka High Court Issues Notice To Centre

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday issued notice to the Central Government on a writ petition filed by Twitter Inc challenging the blocking orders issued by the Centre.A single bench of Justice Krishna S Dixit posted the matter to August 25. The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday issued notice to the Central Government on a writ petition filed by Twitter …

Why has Twitter gone to court against the Indian government? | In Focus podcast
2 years, 5 months ago

Why has Twitter gone to court against the Indian government? | In Focus podcast

The Hindu  

Twitter has moved the Karnataka High Court challenging multiple content-blocking orders from the government of India. Twitter’s petition has sought the quashing of as many as 39 blocking orders, issued under Section 69A of the Information Technology Act. The petition also argues that the blocking orders are unconstitutional, and violate the principles of online speech and intermediary liability. Guest: Alok …

Twitter case underlines web moderation issues
2 years, 5 months ago

Twitter case underlines web moderation issues

Hindustan Times  

In a rare development, social media company Twitter has challenged various central government orders directing the take-down of politically sensitive content on its platform before the Karnataka High Court. It has argued that the blocking orders substantively violated the constitutional guarantee of freedom of speech and expression; procedurally violated provisions of Section 69A of the Information Technology Act and the …

Twitter seeks judicial review of Indian orders to take down content: Report
2 years, 5 months ago

Twitter seeks judicial review of Indian orders to take down content: Report

Live Mint  

Twitter asked an Indian court on Tuesday to overturn some government orders to remove content from the social media platform, a source familiar with the matter said, in a legal challenge which alleges abuse of power by officials. Twitter has been asked by Indian authorities over the past year to act on content including accounts supportive of an independent Sikh …

Twitter to India court: Overturn gov’t orders to remove content
2 years, 5 months ago

Twitter to India court: Overturn gov’t orders to remove content

Al Jazeera  

The US company’s attempt to get a judicial review of some Indian gov’t orders is part of a growing confrontation. Twitter has asked an Indian court to overturn some government orders to remove content from the social media platform, a source familiar with the matter said, in a legal challenge which alleges abuse of power by officials. Twitter has been …

Twitter moves Karnataka High Court over government’s content blocking orders
2 years, 5 months ago

Twitter moves Karnataka High Court over government’s content blocking orders

The Hindu  

Alleging “disproportionate use of power”, Twitter has moved the Karnataka High Court, seeking review and relief from “overbroad and arbitrary” content blocking orders from the government. A source privy to the development told The Hindu that due to the seriousness of these threats, the US-headquartered microblogging platform has chosen to challenge several of the ‘Blocking Orders’ issued under Section 69A …

Twitter moves Karnataka HC against legality of content takedown orders
2 years, 5 months ago

Twitter moves Karnataka HC against legality of content takedown orders

Hindustan Times  

Twitter has moved the Karnataka high court against the legality of the government’s content takedown orders. “In June, MeitY sent Twitter a letter detailing serious consequences of non-compliance, including, but not limited to, criminal proceedings against Twitter’s Chief Compliance Officer, and granted it last opportunity to comply with a series of blocking orders.issued under Section 69A of the Information Technology …

Twitter India bans accounts of Pakistan embassies in UN, Turkey, Iran, Egypt
2 years, 5 months ago

Twitter India bans accounts of Pakistan embassies in UN, Turkey, Iran, Egypt

India TV News  

Highlights The Twitter accounts of Pakistan Embassies in UN, Turkey, Iran and Egypt are banned in India. The official Twitter accounts of Pakistan Embassies in UN, Turkey, Iran and Egypt have banned by the social media platform in India. This development comes at a time when the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting earlier blocked 16 YouTube news channels including 6 …

Twitter Can Suspend An Account if Majority of the Content Shared is Illegal, Centre Tells Delhi HC
2 years, 7 months ago

Twitter Can Suspend An Account if Majority of the Content Shared is Illegal, Centre Tells Delhi HC

News 18  

The central government has told the Delhi High Court that only if the majority of content shared by a Twitter user is illegal can their account can be suspended by the company. The central government said that before suspending a user account, an intermediary platform that falls under the SSMI category, as defined in the Information Technology Rules 2021, is …

Twitter Can Block Donald Trump's Account But Not User Posting Objectionable Content About Hindu Gods? Delhi High Court Asks
2 years, 8 months ago

Twitter Can Block Donald Trump's Account But Not User Posting Objectionable Content About Hindu Gods? Delhi High Court Asks

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Monday asked Twitter why it cannot block the account of a user, found to be repeatedly posting objectionable content about Hindu gods and goddesses, when in the same breath the micro-blogging website has suspended former US President Donald Trump's account.As Twitter claimed that users post all kinds of content and it cannot block their accounts, …

Aarti Tikoo Singh moves Delhi HCgainst Twitter for blocking her account
2 years, 11 months ago

Aarti Tikoo Singh moves Delhi HCgainst Twitter for blocking her account

Op India  

Co-founder of news website The New Indian, Journalist Aarti Tikoo Singh has taken Twitter to the Delhi High Court for suspending her account. The platform had suspended Aarti’s Twitter account after she had shared a video of Islamist extremists sending ‘death threats’ to her brother on December 15, 2021. In a tweet tagging Twitter, she had alleged that Twitter India …

'No Urgency, You Can Do Without Twitter': Delhi High Court In Sanjay Hegde's Plea For Early Hearing In Twitter Account Suspension Case
3 years, 4 months ago

'No Urgency, You Can Do Without Twitter': Delhi High Court In Sanjay Hegde's Plea For Early Hearing In Twitter Account Suspension Case

Live Law  

While dealing with an application for early-hearing filed by Advocate Sanjay Hegde in the case pertaining to suspension of his Twitter account, the Delhi High Court observed that the matter does not involve any 'urgency' and posted it on September 29.Observing that several other matters of importance are pending, Justice Rekha Palli remarked,"Suspension of Twitter account is no urgency. While …

‘Twitter is biased, interfering in India's political process,’ says Rahul Gandhi after company locks Congress-linked accounts
3 years, 4 months ago

‘Twitter is biased, interfering in India's political process,’ says Rahul Gandhi after company locks Congress-linked accounts

Firstpost  

In a strong attack, Gandhi said Twitter was denying his millions of followers the right to an opinion and termed it as an attack on the democratic structure of the country New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday accused Twitter of being biased and interfering in the country’s political process by blocking his account. In a strong attack, Gandhi …

Twitter not neutral, interfering in political process: Rahul Gandhi
3 years, 4 months ago

Twitter not neutral, interfering in political process: Rahul Gandhi

India TV News  

Former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi has accused Twitter of not being a neutral platform. In a video message posted on social media, Rahul called the microblogging site an "objective platform", a day after Twitter briefly blocked his account for violating the rules In a strong attack, Rahul said that Twitter was denying his millions of followers the right to an …

Blocked by Twitter for political reasons: India’s Rahul Gandhi
3 years, 4 months ago

Blocked by Twitter for political reasons: India’s Rahul Gandhi

Al Jazeera  

India’s main opposition leader slams Twitter for blocking tweet over alleged rape and murder of nine-year-old Dalit girl. Rahul Gandhi, the leader of India’s main opposition party, has slammed Twitter for blocking a tweet over the alleged rape and murder of a nine-year-old girl, saying the platform was playing partisan politics. The criticism of the United States-based microblogging giant by …

Twitter Says Rahul Gandhi, Cong Accounts Blocked for Violating Rules
3 years, 4 months ago

Twitter Says Rahul Gandhi, Cong Accounts Blocked for Violating Rules

News 18  

Twitter on Thursday reasoned blocking of several accounts of Congress leaders, including Rahul Gandhi, for posting an image that it said violated its rules and the action was to protect individuals’ privacy and safety. Twitter handles of Gandhi and several Congress leaders have been locked by the US firm for posting pictures of the family of the nine-year-old Dalit rape …

Twitter blocks several accounts of Congress leader; rules enforced 'judiciously, impartially', says microblogging site
3 years, 4 months ago

Twitter blocks several accounts of Congress leader; rules enforced 'judiciously, impartially', says microblogging site

Firstpost  

Twitter handles of Rahul Gandhi and several Congress leaders have been locked by the company for posting pictures of the family of the nine-year-old Dalit rape and murder victim Twitter on Thursday reasoned blocking of several accounts of Congress leaders, including Rahul Gandhi, for posting an image that it said violated its rules and the action was to protect individuals’ …

Twitter blocks Congress’s official handles, several leaders’ accounts
3 years, 4 months ago

Twitter blocks Congress’s official handles, several leaders’ accounts

The Hindu  

A virtual war erupted between Twitter India and the Congress on Thursday after the social media platform blocked the party’s official handle and the accounts of several senior leaders. Ms Vadra said on Twitter, “Is Twitter following its own policy for the suspension of Congress leaders’ accounts or the Modi government’s? By locking Congress leaders’ accounts en masse, Twitter is …

Twitter India MD says parent body Twitter Inc has no share holding in his company
3 years, 5 months ago

Twitter India MD says parent body Twitter Inc has no share holding in his company

India TV News  

Twitter India Managing Director Manish Maheshwari on Thursday told the Karnataka High Court that Twitter Inc does not have a single share in his company. As Justice Narendar sought to know whether the US-headquartered Twitter Inc could be called as a parent company, Maheshwari's counsel C V Nagesh said, "Twitter Inc is a parent company. Responding to the judge's questions …

If Twitter wants to function in India, it needs to comply with IT Rules 2021: Delhi High Court
3 years, 5 months ago

If Twitter wants to function in India, it needs to comply with IT Rules 2021: Delhi High Court

Firstpost  

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday pulled up Twitter Inc for alleged non-compliance with the IT Rules, 2021 and said that it was not giving Twitter any protection and the centre was free to take any action against them. The Court further asked Twitter Inc Counsel to take clear instructions on not only the appointment of the grievance officer but …

Twitter has failed to comply with law of land, Centre tells Delhi High Court
3 years, 5 months ago

Twitter has failed to comply with law of land, Centre tells Delhi High Court

India Today  

The Centre on Monday told the Delhi High Court that Twitter had failed to comply with the new Information Technology Rules, which are law of the land. The Centre said Twitter was a “significant social media intermediary” which was obliged to comply with the IT Rules 2021. In its affidavit, the Centre said, “Twitter Inc failed to comply with new …

Parl Panel on IT Seeks Twitter's Explanation on Temporarily Locking RS Prasad's Account
3 years, 5 months ago

Parl Panel on IT Seeks Twitter's Explanation on Temporarily Locking RS Prasad's Account

News 18  

As directed by Parliamentary panel for IT headed by Congress leader Shashi Tharoor, the Secretariat on Tuesday wrote to Twitter India demanding an explanation on what grounds the account of Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad was locked for an hour citing a “violation of the rules” reason. When the minister and his team tried to log in to the Twitter …

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