While several social media accounts have been blocked, the police have also raided the homes and seized the mobile phones of journalists and lawyers. Activists have slammed the action, accusing the government of trying to silence critical voices.
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], August 12 (ANI): Twitter India on Thursday blocked the account of former Uttarakhand Chief Minister and Congress leader Harish Singh Rawat for violating rules.
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Centre vs Twitter row escalates: A timeline
Centre vs Twitter row escalates: A timeline
Following the Republic day violent clashes between protesting farmers and Delhi police, Twitter has come under increasing criticism over its judgment in allowing or blocking content on its platform.
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Twitter has come under increasing criticism from several governments across the world (Image Credits: Reuters)
Popular microblogging platform Twitter has come under increasing criticism from several governments across the world over its judgment in allowing or blocking content on its platform. Many contend that the company s content regulation policies remain arbitrary and ad hoc.
The ongoing spat between the Government of India and social media platform Twitter is also growing by the day. On Thursday, Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad in the Parliament said, “We respect social media a lot, it has empowered the common people. Social media has a big role in the Digital India