'Playing with fire': Twitter's India snub sparks debate on compliance, free speech
>> Reuters Published: 06 Feb 2021 04:49 PM BdST Updated: 06 Feb 2021 04:49 PM BdST The Twitter App loads on an iPhone in this illustration photograph taken in Los Angeles, California, US, Jul 22, 2019. REUTERS Twitter Inc's refusal to comply with an Indian government directive to block more than 250 accounts and posts has put the social media giant at the centre of a political firestorm in one of its key markets. "); } Government officials, business people and ordinary netizens are split over free speech and the US company's compliance practices, in a controversy that comes soon afte...