Twitter takes down Rajinikanth's Janata Curfew video for spreading misinformation
4 years, 9 months ago

Twitter takes down Rajinikanth's Janata Curfew video for spreading misinformation

India Today  

The entire nation is gearing up to observe Janata Curfew on Sunday, as requested by PM Narendra Modi. As celebrities applauded PM Modi's idea, Rajinikanth joined the bandwagon and requested people to take part in Janata Curfew. In the video, Rajinikanth had said that India is approaching stage 3 and if people follow the Janata Curfew for 14 hours, it could stop the spread of coronavirus from stage 2 to stage 3. In his statement, he wrote, "With the Prime Minister calling for Janata Curfew on March 22nd, India prepares to avoid crucial Stage 3 community transmission of coronavirus in the country. Rajinikanth requested people to behave responsibly and wrote, "We don't want such a crisis in India and I urge everyone to rise to the occasion and participate in the Janata Curfew by strictly staying indoors and practising social-distancing.

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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 says removed more content in first half of 2022 than in previous six months
1 year, 8 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 …

Elon Musk Says He Was Unaware Of Twitter Removing Posts On BBC Prime Minister Narendra Modi Documentary Remove Tweet
1 year, 9 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, 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 …

Is Twitter deleting posts on PM Modi’s BBC documentary? TMC MP claims so
1 year, 11 months ago

Is Twitter deleting posts on PM Modi’s BBC documentary? TMC MP claims so

Live Mint  

Trinamool Congress MP Derek O'Brien has claimed that Twitter removed his tweet on a BBC documentary that he claimed "exposed" Prime Minister Narendra Modi's stance on minorities. This series investigates the truth behind these allegations and examines Modi’s backstory to explore other questions about his politics when it comes to India’s largest religious minority,” says the description of the BBC …

Twitter Down For Several Users In India & Abroad, Second Outage In One Week
2 years, 10 months ago

Twitter Down For Several Users In India & Abroad, Second Outage In One Week

ABP News  

New Delhi: Micro-blogging site Twitter faced multiple outages on Thursday night after several users claimed to have received messages like "something went wrong" and "try again" on the screen on the website as well as the mobile app. #TwitterDown — Shane | Dynamic February 17, 2022 twitter users 3 seconds after twitter is down. My timeline isn't loading completely anymore …

Bengal Police flags tweet with images of vandalised temple in Bangladesh, terms it 'violation of Indian law'
3 years, 1 month ago

Bengal Police flags tweet with images of vandalised temple in Bangladesh, terms it 'violation of Indian law'

Op India  

On December 2, Twitter user MrSinha_ got an email from Twitter that they have received a complaint against one of his posts on their platform. In an August 9, 2021 report, Free Press Journal published a report titled “Watch Video: After Pakistan, now miscreants attack Hindu temples in Bangladesh” that had the same image that Sinha used. From there, they …

Removed offending tweet by Rahul Gandhi, Twitter tells Delhi High Court
3 years, 5 months ago

Removed offending tweet by Rahul Gandhi, Twitter tells Delhi High Court

The Hindu  

Microblogging site Twitter on Wednesday, Augut 11, 2021, informed the Delhi High Court that it has removed an offending tweet posted by Congres leader Rahul Gandhi sharing a picture of himself with the parents of 9-year-old alleged rape and murder victim in the capital. Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh posted the hearing on the petition seeking initiation of legal action …

Ghazaibad FIR : Karnataka High Court Pulls Up UP Police Over Notice To Twitter India MD
3 years, 6 months ago

Ghazaibad FIR : Karnataka High Court Pulls Up UP Police Over Notice To Twitter India MD

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday posed several questions to the UP Police for insisting on appearance of Twitter India's Managing Director Manish Maheshwari for investigation in the FIR related to Ghaziabad video, without ascertaining the basic facts about his and Twitter India's culpability in the matter. "Whether Twitter India is capable of controlling the content?" IT Rules will not …

UP Police books Twitter, others for circulating video of assault on man, says tried to provoke communal unrest
3 years, 6 months ago

UP Police books Twitter, others for circulating video of assault on man, says tried to provoke communal unrest

India TV News  

Police here have booked Twitter, a news portal and six people for circulating a video in which an elderly Muslim man says he was thrashed and asked to chant "Jai Shri Ram". The FIR names Twitter Inc, Twitter Communications India, news website The Wire, journalists Mohammed Zubair and Rana Ayyub, Congress leaders Shama Mohamed, Salman Nizami, Maskoor Usmani and writer …

#TwitterBanInIndia is trending once again and netizens can't have enough of funny memes
3 years, 6 months ago

#TwitterBanInIndia is trending once again and netizens can't have enough of funny memes

India TV News  

Twitter and the Indian government are in a tussle lately over new social media guidelines. A day after the micro-blogging platform said that it has appointed a Chief Compliance Officer, Union Electronics, IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad blasted the US-based company with a series of tweets saying it has failed to comply with the new intermediary guidelines. Here are some …

UP Govt First to Book Twitter for ‘Misleading Content’ After Media Giant Loses Protection
3 years, 6 months ago

UP Govt First to Book Twitter for ‘Misleading Content’ After Media Giant Loses Protection

News 18  

The Uttar Pradesh government has become the first to book Twitter in a criminal offence after the social media company failed to comply so far with the new IT rules that had come into effect from May 26. Sources in the central government told News18 that social media companies have to comply with the rules to get safe harbour protection …

Twitter India loses intermediary status, can now be prosecuted for content. UP Police file first FIR
3 years, 6 months ago

Twitter India loses intermediary status, can now be prosecuted for content. UP Police file first FIR

Op India  

Note: Later reports suggests the main accused’s name is Parvez Gujjar and not Parvesh Gujjar. Social Media giant Twitter has lost its intermediary status in India for not complying with the new Information Technology Rules, which came into force on May 26, reports Times of India. According to the reports, as Twitter India did not comply with IT rules enforced …

Rashtriya Janata Dal posts abusive Tweet against Sushil Kumar Modi, deletes without apology
3 years, 7 months ago

Rashtriya Janata Dal posts abusive Tweet against Sushil Kumar Modi, deletes without apology

Op India  

Rashtriya Janata Dal party had taken to its official Twitter handle on May 19 to post an abusive and derogatory post against former Bihar deputy CM and BJP leader Sushil Kumar Modi. In its now-deleted Tweet, RJD used extremely deplorable language to cast aspersions on the BJP senior leader’s social media popularity. Screengrab of RJD’s now-deleted Tweet With a series …

Twitter India blocks posts critical of Modi’s Covid-19 response
3 years, 8 months ago

Twitter India blocks posts critical of Modi’s Covid-19 response

CNN  

New Delhi CNN Business — Twitter has removed several tweets about Covid-19 at the request of the Indian government, including some that were critical of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s handling of a brutal second wave of the coronavirus pandemic. In a statement Sunday, India’s Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology said ithad asked Twitter, Facebook and others to remove around …

Govt asks social media platforms to remove 100 COVID-19 related posts
3 years, 8 months ago

Govt asks social media platforms to remove 100 COVID-19 related posts

The Hindu  

The government has asked social media platforms to take down around 100 posts which it believes were done to create panic about the COVID-19 situation in India by using unrelated, communally sensitive posts and misinformation, The Hindu has learnt. When contacted, an official of the Minister of Electronics and IT said, “The Ministry, on the recommendation of the Ministry of …

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, …

India asks Twitter to take down tweets critical of COVID handling
3 years, 8 months ago

India asks Twitter to take down tweets critical of COVID handling

Al Jazeera  

Twitter withholds some posts, including some by legislators, after the Indian government issued an emergency order. The Indian government asked social media platform Twitter to take down dozens of tweets, including some by local legislators, that were critical of India’s handling of the coronavirus outbreak, as cases of COVID-19 again hit a world record. Twitter has withheld some of the …

Twitter removes over 50 posts on govt. orders; majority related to COVID-19
3 years, 8 months ago

Twitter removes over 50 posts on govt. orders; majority related to COVID-19

The Hindu  

Twitter has removed over 50 posts from its platform following orders from the government. The majority of these tweets were critical of the Centre’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic as India grappled with a record number of cases amid shortage of beds and medical oxygen. Many of the removed tweets had content related to shortage of medicine, beds, mass cremations, …

Govt asks Twitter to block some tweets critical of its Covid handling, Twitter complies partially
3 years, 8 months ago

Govt asks Twitter to block some tweets critical of its Covid handling, Twitter complies partially

India Today  

Twitter has blocked several tweets made by some popular handles, including handles belonging to Member of Parliament Revanth Reddy, West Bengal Minister Moloy Ghatak, actor Vineet Kumar Singh, and filmmakers Vinod Kapri and Avinash Das, after the central government sent a notice to the company saying that these tweets were not in compliance with India's IT law. The notice that …

Govt Slams ‘Unwilling’ Twitter in Meeting; Brings up ‘Toolkit’
3 years, 11 months ago

Govt Slams ‘Unwilling’ Twitter in Meeting; Brings up ‘Toolkit’

The Quint  

On 1 February, 257 accounts were ‘withheld because of a legal demand’ from the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology and remained unavailable in India for most of the day. They were subsequently restored by Twitter, which pushed back against the blocking in discussions with the government at a meeting on 1 February. Incensed by the restoration of these accounts, …

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 …

Kangana Ranaut’s posts taken down again, Twitter says rules violated
3 years, 11 months ago

Kangana Ranaut’s posts taken down again, Twitter says rules violated

Live Mint  

Twitter India on Thursday removed Some tweets of Bollywood actor Kangana Ranaut, which said the posts were in violation of the platform's rules on hate speech. The actor's handle was last month briefly suspended after she posted a tweet in reference to the controversy surrounding Amazon Prime Video series "Tandav". The move comes after Kangana Ranaut attacked pop star Rihanna …

Parliamentary panel grills Twitter over tweets by Kunal Kamra targeting SC, CJI SA Bobde
4 years, 1 month ago

Parliamentary panel grills Twitter over tweets by Kunal Kamra targeting SC, CJI SA Bobde

Firstpost  

Meanwhile, Kamra has refused to retract his controversial tweets against the Supreme Court or apologise for them, saying he believes they “speak for themselves” New Delhi: A parliamentary committee questioned Twitter on Thursday over the recent “obscene” tweets by stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra targeting the Supreme Court and the Chief Justice of India, and sought reply from the social media …

Janata Curfew: Rajinikanth clarifies about his video that Twitter removed
4 years, 9 months ago

Janata Curfew: Rajinikanth clarifies about his video that Twitter removed

India Today  

On March 19, Rajinikanth posted a video on twitter in support of Janata Curfew and requested people to take part in it. However, within a few hours, Twitter took down Rajinikanth's video as it misinformed people about the pandemic. "I had said that if we respect the curfew and stay at home for 12 to 14 hours, we can prevent …

Rajinikanth's appeal to his fans: I urge everyone to participate in Janata Curfew
4 years, 9 months ago

Rajinikanth's appeal to his fans: I urge everyone to participate in Janata Curfew

India Today  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Janata Curfew, which he announced on March 19, is receiving lots of love from Bollywood and celebrities from South film industries. Sharing a video, he wrote, "With the Prime Minister calling for Janata Curfew on March 22nd, India prepares to avoid crucial Stage 3 community transmission of coronavirus in the country. Here's his statement: He asked …

Why has PM Modi decided to quit social media? Netizens ask
4 years, 10 months ago

Why has PM Modi decided to quit social media? Netizens ask

India TV News  

Come this Sunday, and you won't probably see Prime Minister Narendra Modi's tweets on social media. Shooting out a tweet from his personal Twitter handle, the prime minister late Monday said he is "considering" quitting all his social media profiles -- Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube -- this Sunday, also leaving a cliffhanger of sorts -- "Will keep you all …

Anti-Modi tweets by Kejriwal vanished post LS polls
5 years, 3 months ago

Anti-Modi tweets by Kejriwal vanished post LS polls

India TV News  

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who named Prime Minister Narendra Modi at least 20 times in his tweets between April and May, has turned mute over his anti-Modi remarks after the Lok Sabha results. Kejriwal, with 15.6 million followers on the micro-blogging site, had also said that Modi was trying to horse-trade AAP MLAs to weaken his government in Delhi. …

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