NEW DELHI: Digital activists and experts said that the manner in which the Delhi Police special cell went to serve a notice to Twitter offices on Monday was meant to “bully” the company and sends a bad message to tech companies looking to invest in India. Neither MEITY nor Delhi Police are empowered by any law to object to such labeling, technology lawyer Mishi Choudhary told TOI, adding that the government was acting as a bully.
According to Choudhary, the move also sends a bad message to tech companies looking to invest in India. This sends a message to the world that Digital India is closed for business. Rule of Law no longer applies and every rule in the book can be twisted to control information and settle political scores. As an investor, who wants to risk their money in such a volatile, unpredictable environment, she added.
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In the next few weeks, Twitter users will be able to apply to have their accounts verified directly in the app, Twitter announced Thursday. They ll join the 361,000 Twitter users (about 0.1 of the company s total user base) who are already verified.
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On most days, Network Capital, a business networking group with over 67,000 members on Facebook, focuses on providing its community with information on job vacancies, higher education, and careers.
Recently, however, the group has been flooded with posts from users looking for hospital beds, oxygen and medicines, as a devastating second wave of Covid-19 sweeps India. Critics of Prime Minister Narendra Modi say his handling of the pandemic is to blame, pointing to decisions to allow mass gatherings of people.
Members of the Facebook group, mostly Indian professionals, have responded swiftly to appeals for help, at times sharing extensive Google spreadsheets with details of medical suppliers and volunteer organizations.