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For the past few years, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), a far-right Hindu nationalist faction, have dominated national politics. Since coming into power in 2014, Modi and BJP have attacked the foundations of India’s political system, gradually undermining the guardrails protecting democracy.
But this weekend saw a notable setback for Modi: an electoral defeat by a larger-than-expected margin.
In local elections held in five states, the BJP lost the biggest prize: control of the Legislative Assembly in West Bengal. The defeat came amid gathering signs of trouble for Modi’s quest to dominate India the world’s worst Covid-19 outbreak, attributable in no small part to government policy, foremost among them.
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On Monday, news broke out about Twitter blocking a couple of high-profile accounts in India owing to the ongoing farmer protests against the government. The block was implemented under Legal Terms on some Twitter accounts of popular figures from the world of politics, activists, and actors. Twitter is yet to release the exact reason behind these bans but the “legal demand” could indicate at prevention of spreading of misinformation and fake news. Also Read - Twitter to soon add an undo button to help you edit a tweet but there s a catch
Currently, Twitter has restored all the accounts after a 12-hour blockage. If you are seeking details about this episode of Twitter withholding accounts, here’s a collection of all the basic points you need to know. Also Read - Twitter now allows iOS users to view YouTube videos directly on their timeline
Twitter restricts numerous high-profile accounts in India following ‘legal demand’ [Update]
Updated at 11.30 PM IST (6.00 PM GMT): Twitter quietly restored the accounts in India Monday evening (local time), more than 12 hours after it restricted them to users in the country. The company has issued no statement, but the following tweet from Pratik Sinha, co-founder of fact-checking organization Alt News, accurately summarizes today’s event.
Disproportionate action by Twitter by way of withholding dozens of accounts, and then quietly rolling it back. As usual, there will be no transparency. The other day, RW was asking for violence by asking Delhi Police to lath bajao and Twitter slept through that peacefully.
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