There is growing resentment in the government over the Twitter stance. The government is deeply upset that Twitter has partially followed an offensive tweet relating to the peasant movement. Sources from the Ministry of Information and Technology said Twitter was responsible for removing objectionable content under the provisions of the IT Act. Because it is his responsibility to follow the laws of India. So the case cannot be ignored.
The government says the account of the farmer’s massacre has been blocked but has since been opened on Twitter. Twitter has similarly taken action in the case of 1178 tweets supporting Khalistan. However, it is not clear what the next step for the government in this regard. But it is believed that a strict letter or notice may be issued. Meanwhile, the Ministry of Information and Technology has begun promoting Ku, a local forum. This post is shared by the Ministry.
Meeting with Twitter officials
Meanwhile, the government held an online meeting with Twitter officials. No matter what terms and conditions apply to your business, you should follow the Constitution and Law of India, ”Secretary of the Ministry of IT told Jim Baker, Vice President of Global Public Policy at Twitter. The government has told Twitter that we respect freedom of expression and the right to criticism, but are not given the freedom to use words like genocide to incite violence. Misuse of hashtags and hashtags is not allowed in the name of freedom of expression in the name of the government
Twitter has banned more than 500 accounts
Twitter said on Wednesday that it had banned more than 500 accounts and blocked some of them as part of the government’s direction to prevent misleading and anti-inflammatory content about farmers’ demonstrations. The Indian government has banned certain accounts as directed by the Government of India to close some accounts in the country, the Twitter blog post said. The Twitter handle of civil society activists, politicians and the media is not blocked. Because doing so violates the fundamental right to freedom of expression. However, the government described Twitter’s move to publish a blog post before speaking with the IT secretary on the issue as “extraordinary.”
In response to the Ministry of Information and Technology’s reply to Ku, the country’s most developed social network, the Information and Technology Secretary had to communicate with Twitter’s senior manager at Twitter’s request for a meeting with the government. In this light, publishing a blog post before the talks is an unusual move. The post on ‘Ku’ states that the government will soon share its answer. ‘Koo’ has been released to compete on Twitter.
Twitter said in a blog post on Wednesday that it will continue to support its users’ right to freedom of expression and, for this reason, is actively seeking to find alternatives to Twitter and affected accounts under Indian law. On February 4, the government instructed Twitter to ban 1178 accounts linked to Pakistani and Khalistani supporters and share misleading and anti-inflammatory content regarding farmers’ protests. In total, Twitter has processed more than 1,000 accounts. 500 of these demanded government. The company has taken action on the remaining 500 as an account for misleading content.
Last month, the government had asked for a ban on 257 accounts related to a tweet related to the farmers’ movement. Twitter took a step back and restored it for a few hours. After this, the government issued a notice of non-compliance and warned that it would take legal action. At the request of clarifying the stance, Twitter has taken steps to reduce the appearance of hashtags that contain harmful content in a blog post, such as to prevent trending hashtags and not to recommend them during search. Twitter has also informed the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology to implement these measures.
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