Government: Twitter defaming India, defying laws
<p>‘Koo’ app, a swadesi microblogging platform has been gaining ground as an alternative to twitter since several Union Ministers Ravi Shankar Prasad, Piyush Goyal and other government functionaries joining it. This comes amid the on going dispute between Government and Twitter over blocking of accounts and content related to the farmers’ protests. Koo app has […]</p>
<p>The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to the Central government and Twitter on a petition filed by BJP leader Vinit Goenka, seeking a direction to devise a mechanism to check fake news and instigative messages being circulated on social media platforms, specially Twitter, according to reports. In May last year, BJP leader Vinit Goenka […]</p>
<p>Facing the possible arrest of its top executives and a financial penalty, Twitter finally started blocking accounts flagged by the government for “carrying inflammatory and divisive comments”. Top sources told that the American micro-blogging giant, which has been under pressure over the past few days over comments made by users using the hashtag #ModiPlanningFarmerGenocide, has […]</p>