Pakistani Government's Twitter Account Withheld in India Due to 'Legal Demand'
2 years, 3 months ago

Pakistani Government's Twitter Account Withheld in India Due to 'Legal Demand'

News 18  

The Twitter account of the Pakistani government has been taken down in India. Sharing a screenshot of the Pakistan government’s account, news agency ANI on Saturday morning posted that “the Twitter account of the Government of Pakistan withheld in India.” The Twitter account of the Government of Pakistan withheld in India pic.twitter.com/60Uzpoujwz— ANI October 1, 2022 On Friday, Pakistan Maritime Security Agency said one of its ships “apprehended two Indian fishing boats along with 16 crew members,” during routine surveillance in maritime zones in Pakistan. Earlier on September 24, India hit back at Pakistan in the United Nations General Assembly saying that a polity claiming to seek peace with its neighbours would never sponsor cross-border terrorism nor shelter planners of horrific Mumbai terrorist attack. The comment came after Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s address to the high-level UNGA, in which he claimed that India’s illegal and unilateral actions on August 5, 2019 to change the special status of Jammu and Kashmir further undermined the prospects of peace and inflamed regional tensions. Exercising the right to reply at UNGA, Indian diplomat Mijito Vinito said it’s regrettable that the Pakistan PM made false accusations against India on this platform.

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Twitter relocates Gilgit-Baltistan users to India, sends digital shockwaves across Pakistan
1 year, 6 months ago

Twitter relocates Gilgit-Baltistan users to India, sends digital shockwaves across Pakistan

Firstpost  

Several twitter users in Gilgit-Baltistan complained that when they turn on the location feature on the app, the tweets show to have originated from Kashmir Twitter reportedly blocked Pakistan’s official Twitter account in Gilgit-Baltistan and showed the location of the region in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. pic.twitter.com/JVoxQLddpM — Yasir July 6, 2023 When users tried to access …

Twitter ‘relocates’ users of Pakistani region to India, user
1 year, 6 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” …

Twitter takes down tweets globally in response to Punjab & Haryana HC directive
1 year, 8 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 takes down post on Home Minister globally
1 year, 9 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, 9 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 …

Government flags ‘unverified’ tweets on Punjab issue
1 year, 9 months ago

Government flags ‘unverified’ tweets on Punjab issue

The Hindu  

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has continued its crackdown on posts on Twitter, according to public filings obtained by The Hindu. While some of the removed tweets and accounts contain unverified information on the situation in Punjab, where police continue to search for the pro-Khalistan preacher Amritpal Singh, the tweets flagged by the government also include older posts …

Twitter bans Pakistan government’s account in India
1 year, 9 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 …

BBC Punjabi Twitter account blocked in India
1 year, 9 months ago

BBC Punjabi Twitter account blocked in India

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 The Twitter account of BBC …

122 Twitter accounts blocked this week in India on request of govt: Report
1 year, 9 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 …

Pro-Khalistan Twitter accounts blocked in India, Canadian lawmaker Jagmeet Singh’s included
1 year, 9 months ago

Pro-Khalistan Twitter accounts blocked in India, Canadian lawmaker Jagmeet Singh’s included

The Hindu  

Pro-Khalistan Twitter accounts have been withheld in India. India has launched a strong protest with the United Kingdom over the vandalisation incident at the Indian High Commission in London, Foreign Secretary Vinay Mohan Kwatra said on Monday. Responding to queries during a media briefing on Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's visit here, the Foreign Secretary said that the British Deputy …

Journalists’ Twitter accounts withheld, internet suspended as India hunts for fugitive ‘preacher’
1 year, 9 months ago

Journalists’ Twitter accounts withheld, internet suspended as India hunts for fugitive ‘preacher’

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 Authorities suspended the Twitter accounts …

Twitter account of Washington Post columnist Khaled Beydoun withheld in India
2 years, 1 month ago

Twitter account of Washington Post columnist Khaled Beydoun withheld in India

Op India  

On December 13, the Twitter account of Washington Post columnist Khaled Beydoun, best known for disinformation against India, Kashmir, the Government of India and Hindus, was withheld in India. Washington Post columnist Khaled Beydoun’s Twitter account is withheld in India. If Elon Musk really means what he says about “no censorship on Twitter,” he’ll act.” Khaled Beydoun irked by his …

News18 Afternoon Digest: Pakistani Government's Twitter Account Withheld in India Due to 'Legal Demand' & Other Stories
2 years, 3 months ago

News18 Afternoon Digest: Pakistani Government's Twitter Account Withheld in India Due to 'Legal Demand' & Other Stories

News 18  

5G Launch: From Device Price to Data Cost, We Focussed on 4 Pillars, Says PM Modi, Promises ‘Internet for All’ Prime Minister Narendra Modi ushered India into the 5G era on Saturday with the launch of 5G telephony services in the country at the India Mobile Conference 2022. Farooq Abdullah will be Jailed soon, Says BJP J&K Chief; Makes Big …

Twitter withholds Pakistan govt’s account in India for the second time
2 years, 3 months ago

Twitter withholds Pakistan govt’s account in India for the second time

Live Mint  

In the second time this year, the Twitter account of the Government of Pakistan has been withheld for users in India on 1 October, 2022. Previously, the Information and Broadcasting Ministry had blocked 16 YouTube news channels including six Pakistan-based channels for spreading disinformation related to India's national security, foreign relations, and public order. In August this year, India blocked …

PFI's Twitter withheld, YouTube, website blocked a day after central govt banned the Islamist organisation
2 years, 3 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, 3 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 seeks judicial review of Indian orders to take down content: Report
2 years, 6 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, 6 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 …

Pak summons Indian diplomat to register strong protest over recent blocking of Twitter accounts
2 years, 6 months ago

Pak summons Indian diplomat to register strong protest over recent blocking of Twitter accounts

India Today  

Pakistan summoned Indian Charge d’Affaires Suresh Kumar to Islamabad on Friday to lodge a “strong” protest over the recent blocking of certain Pakistani Twitter handles in India. “The Indian Charge d’Affaires in Islamabad was called to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs today and a strong demarche was made on the Indian government's blocking of access to the content of 80 …

Twitter India bans accounts of Pakistan embassies in UN, Turkey, Iran, Egypt
2 years, 6 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 account of pro-Khalistan author withheld in India, had previously blamed Hindus for attack against Sikhs in Afghanistan by Islamists
2 years, 6 months ago

Twitter account of pro-Khalistan author withheld in India, had previously blamed Hindus for attack against Sikhs in Afghanistan by Islamists

Op India  

The Twitter account of Kashmir-based pro-Khalistan author Amaan Bali has been withheld in India on the instructions of the Government of India. Twitter account withheld notice Amaan Bali had extended support to the Farmer’s Protest that turned violent on several occasions and had also peddled pro-Khalistan propaganda. If someone from India tried to open his account, a message that read …

Big conspiracy to spoil communal harmony in India exposed; flood of provocative tweets from Pak, Afghanistan
2 years, 9 months ago

Big conspiracy to spoil communal harmony in India exposed; flood of provocative tweets from Pak, Afghanistan

India TV News  

Highlights A disinformation campaign is being run to disrupt communal harmony in India Provocative tweets are being published by handles mostly from Pakistan, Afghanistan Tweets put out by these handles are provocative, divisive & incite hatred between two communties An international campaign to disturb communal harmony in India has been exposed after thousands of tweets using #IndianMuslimsUnderAttack were found to …

"Respect Public Sentiments": Delhi High Court Tells Twitter To Remove Objectionable Content Regarding Hindu Goddess
3 years, 2 months ago

"Respect Public Sentiments": Delhi High Court Tells Twitter To Remove Objectionable Content Regarding Hindu Goddess

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has told the social media giant, Twitter to remove certain alleged objectional materials regarding a Hindu Goddess.Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh was of the view that Twitter should respect sentiments of the public as it was doing business for them. The Delhi High Court has told the social media giant, Twitter to remove …

Hindu group files case against Twitter over ‘distorted’ India map
3 years, 6 months ago

Hindu group files case against Twitter over ‘distorted’ India map

Al Jazeera  

A Hindu group has filed a complaint with police against Twitter’s country head for showing regions outside a map of India on its website, kickstarting an investigation in a fresh headache for the United States-based social media firm. That provoked an outcry on social media this week that comes amid strained relations between Twitter and New Delhi over the firm’s …

Panel asks Twitter why it should not be fined for 'violating' rule of land
3 years, 6 months ago

Panel asks Twitter why it should not be fined for 'violating' rule of land

India TV News  

Twitter on Friday was asked why it should not be fined for 'violating' rule of land. Twitter India representatives and officials of the Information Technology Ministry officials on Friday deposed before a parliamentary panel on Friday to examine the issue of safeguarding citizens' rights and preventing misuse of online news media platforms. Twitter India's public policy manager Shagufta Kamran and …

No, Govt of India did not ask Twitter to block accounts that were 'critical of India's handling of second wave'
3 years, 8 months ago

No, Govt of India did not ask Twitter to block accounts that were 'critical of India's handling of second wave'

Op India  

India along with battling the second wave of coronavirus is also battling fakery and deceit. Some media reports have been claiming that the Centre has asked Twitter India to take down tweets which were critical of India’s handling of the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic. Digital portal medianama on Saturday published an article claiming that Twitter accounts of MP, …

Twitter Blocks Rajya Sabha MP Chaudhary Sukhram Singh Yadav's Account: Report in India
3 years, 11 months ago

Twitter Blocks Rajya Sabha MP Chaudhary Sukhram Singh Yadav's Account: Report in India

News 18  

Twitter has blocked the account of Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament Chaudhary Sukhram Singh Yadav in India, Medianama reported on Thursday. Starting Wednesday, tweets from Yadav’s account had received no likes, retweets or replies, indicating that the account was withheld for Indian users as recently as a day ago. Yadav’s account is able to send tweets, but tweets remain invisible …

Twitter India Says Orders to Block Some Accounts Inconsistent With Local Law, Violates Freedom of Speech
3 years, 11 months ago

Twitter India Says Orders to Block Some Accounts Inconsistent With Local Law, Violates Freedom of Speech

News 18  

Twitter said on Tuesday it believes orders by the Indian government to take down accounts are inconsistent with local law and that for some accounts, it would not agree to an outright ban and would instead restrict access within India. Prime Minister Narendra Modi?s government has asked Twitter to take down more than 1,100 accounts and posts it says accuse …

Withheld some accounts flagged by government: Twitter
3 years, 11 months ago

Withheld some accounts flagged by government: Twitter

India TV News  

Twitter on Wednesday said it has withheld some of the accounts flagged by the Indian government for blocking "within India only", but has not blocked handles of civil society activists, politicians and media as "it would violate their fundamental right to free expression" guaranteed under country's law. Twitter emphasised that it will continue to advocate for the right of free …

Twitter starts blocking accounts flagged by govt citing Khalistani links but with counter
3 years, 11 months ago

Twitter starts blocking accounts flagged by govt citing Khalistani links but with counter

India Today  

Twitter has started blocking accounts flagged by the Centre for allegedly spreading "misinformation and provocative content" in connection with the protest by farmers' unions against new farm laws. However, the social media firm said in its blog that the Twitter handles would only be blocked within India, and would not include the handles of journalists, media entities, activists and politicians. …

Twitter seeks meeting with IT minister over govt notice, says tweets must continue to flow
3 years, 11 months ago

Twitter seeks meeting with IT minister over govt notice, says tweets must continue to flow

India Today  

The ongoing tussle between the government of India and Twitter might see an end soon. The entire story started on February 1 when Twitter India withheld several accounts that were reportedly tweeting or sharing information on farmers' protest. India Today Tech learnt at that point that Twitter had blocked the accounts in the interim in response to a valid legal …

Govt asks Twitter to take down 1,178 accounts: Report
3 years, 11 months ago

Govt asks Twitter to take down 1,178 accounts: Report

Live Mint  

The government has asked microblogging platform Twitter to remove more than a thousand accounts for allegedly spreading misinformation around farmers' protests. Government tells Twitter to remove 1178 Pakistani-Khalistani accounts spreading misinformation and provocative content around farmers' protests. On Saturday, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar had said that there was a reason why MEA reacted to the remarks of some celebrities …

Govt. asks Twitter to remove 1,178 accounts
3 years, 11 months ago

Govt. asks Twitter to remove 1,178 accounts

The Hindu  

The Centre has asked Twitter to remove nearly 1,200 accounts related to farmers’ protest that it suspects to be linked to Khalistan sympathisers or backed by Pakistan. Additionally, the government feels that Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey ‘liking’ a few tweets supporting the protest raises questions over the platform’s neutrality. “The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has shared a list …

Govt tells Twitter to remove 1178 Pakistani-Khalistani accounts
3 years, 11 months ago

Govt tells Twitter to remove 1178 Pakistani-Khalistani accounts

India TV News  

The Center has asked Twitter to remove 1178 Pakistani-Khalistani accounts spreading misinformation and provocative content around farmers' protests. Meanwhile, Mahima Kaul who is currently Director, Public Policy, India and South Asia at Twitter has moved on, the company said on Sunday. The announcement came as in a clear attempt to polarise India, some international celebrities with hardly any expertise on …

India asks Twitter to remove 1178 more accounts, says they are Pakistani accounts tweeting on farmer protests
3 years, 11 months ago

India asks Twitter to remove 1178 more accounts, says they are Pakistani accounts tweeting on farmer protests

India Today  

While Twitter is yet to comply with an earlier missive, the Indian government has sent a list of another 1178 accounts to the social media company that it wants removed or blocked from Twitter. Sources said that these accounts were flagged by security agencies as accounts of Khalistan sympathisers or backed by Pakistan and operating from foreign territories, causing threat …

Twitter restores several accounts it had ‘withheld’ over farmer protest tweets
3 years, 11 months ago

Twitter restores several accounts it had ‘withheld’ over farmer protest tweets

The Hindu  

Twitter has restored several accounts it had “withheld” on Monday after the government had asked it to take action against 250 handles which had posted “false and provocative content” related to the ongoing farmers’ agitation, according to sources. According to the sources, “ Twitter blocked some accounts under its ‘Country Withheld Content’ policy in response to a valid legal request …

Pak approaches Twitter over suspension of accounts
5 years, 4 months ago

Pak approaches Twitter over suspension of accounts

India TV News  

Pakistan has raised concerns with Twitter after it blocked pro-Pakistan twitter accounts for tweeting in favour of Kashmiris and against India. Over 200 twitter accounts were suspended by the microblogging site for spreading rumour and fake news in the wake of India revoking the special status of Jammu and Kashmir. According to a report in 'The Express Tribune', the Pakistan …

Facebook, Twitter sucked into India-Pakistan information war
5 years, 9 months ago

Facebook, Twitter sucked into India-Pakistan information war

Live Mint  

Islamabad/New Delhi: Pakistani social media campaigner Hanzala Tayyab leads about 300 ultra-nationalist cyber warriors fighting an internet war with arch-foe India, in a battle that is increasingly sucking in global technology giants such as Twitter Inc. and Facebook Inc. Tayyab, 24, spends his days on Facebook and encrypted WhatsApp groups organising members of his Pakistan Cyber Force group to promote …

Twitter warns Pakistani rights activists over content flagged by the government
6 years, 2 months ago

Twitter warns Pakistani rights activists over content flagged by the government

Firstpost  

Twitter lets users know when it receives a govt request to remove their content for violations of law. Two Pakistani rights activists said on Monday they had been warned by Twitter about objectionable content on the social media network, a move that signals an ongoing push by authorities in the South Asian country to rein in free speech online. Twitter …

Twitter blocks account of Sikhs for Justice’s legal adviser
6 years, 4 months ago

Twitter blocks account of Sikhs for Justice’s legal adviser

Hindustan Times  

The microblogging site Twitter has blocked the account of Sikhs for Justice legal adviser Gurpatwant Singh Pannun. Gurpatwant Singh Pannun Pannun uses twitter handle @pannun_lawyer, which is now showing a warning that the account is being temporarily restricted as there has been “some unusual activity” on it. In the recent past, Pannun had used his twitter handle to post controversial …

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