Govt mulls arrest of Twitter officials over non-compliance
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Top Twitter executives in India may face arrest with the Centre making it clear that its list of accounts sought to be censured over “inflammatory content”, especially those with the hashtag of farmers’ genocide, was “non-negotiable”, and warning its patience was wearing out over the refusal of the company to follow the diktat given under Section 69A of the IT Act.
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(This story originally appeared in on Feb 11, 2021)NEW DELHI: Top Twitter executives in India may face arrest with the Centre making it clear that its list of accounts sought to be censured over “inflammatory content”, especially those with the hashtag of farmers’ genocide, was “non-negotiable”, and warning its patience was wearing out over the refusal of the company to follow the diktat given under Section 69A of the IT Act.
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Top Twitter Officials in India May Face Arrest for Non-Compliance with Govt s Notice to Block Accounts
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Twitter’s plea for a meeting with communications and IT minister Ravi Shankar Prasad was turned down and the government did not take kindly to Twitter going public.
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The Centre may arrest Twitter s top executives in India stating that its list of accounts sought to be censured over “inflammatory content” was not negotiable.
The government added that its patience is running out over refusal of the company to follow the earlier notice given under Section 69A of the IT Act, Times of India reported.