
India's Social Media Guidelines Won't Change With Elon Musk's Twitter Takeover: MoS IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar
ABP NewsNew Delhi: Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar said on Wednesday that the government's guidelines for social media platforms would not change despite billionaire Elon Musk's acquisition of Twitter. "Despite Elon Musk's takeover of Twitter, IT guidelines governing the social media platforms remain the same. READ | '@elonmusk Blocked You': Twitter Users Blocked By Him Call Out 'Free Speech Absolutist' Elon Musk On Wednesday, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor said if Twitter was found either interfering with free speech in India or the opposite by permitting hate speech and abuse, then the IT committee should take action. Earlier this week, the Twitter board accepted Elon Musk's $44 billion offer and the Tesla CEO made it clear that he would promote 'free speech' on his platform going forward.
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