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Representative image. | Manan Vatsyayana/AFP The United States on Monday said that the Indian government’s order asking social media platforms to remove content critical of the country’s handling of the pandemic was not aligned with its view of freedom of speech. The comment from White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki came days after Twitter took down 52 tweets on the coronavirus situation in India, complying with the Narendra Modi government’s request. The tweets included those posted by Congress MP Revanth Reddy, West Bengal minister Moloy Ghatak, actor Vineet Kumar...

Developing Telecoms Newsletter Sign Up Keep up-to-date with the latest telecoms news in emerging markets globally. Subscribe to Developing Telecoms' FREE weekly newsletter. Afghanistan Bosnia and Herzegowina Cook Islands Samoa South Sudan, Republic of Sweden Uruguay Business/Industry/Finance User * Your personal data will not be shared with third parties. Click here to view our privacy policy. 196 The Indian government has ordered Twitter to block dozens of tweets criticizing its handling of the pandemic amidst a recent surge in cases that have set a grim world record. Reuters reported that ...

We'll soon meet in your inbox. Please wait... The government welcomes criticism, genuine requests for help as well as suggestions in the collective fight against Covid-19, but it is necessary to take action against those users who are misusing social media during this grave humanitarian crisis for unethical purposes, one of the people said. The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) ordered blocking of the posts on a recommendation from the Ministry of Home Affairs. On Saturday, it was reported that Twitter had removed around 50 tweets allegedly criticising the central gov...

India urges Twitter to remove tweets critical of COVID manipulation from Censorship News Twitter is holding back some posts, including those made by lawmakers, after the Indian government issued an emergency order. The Indian government called on the social networking platform Twitter to remove dozens of tweets, including from local lawmakers, who criticized how India handled the outbreak of the coronavirus, as COVID-19 cases once again set a world record. Twitter has retained some tweets following a legal request from the Indian government, a company spokesman told Reuters news agency on Sat...

Government says ordered takedown of fake Covid-19 posts only, not the ones criticising us The Indian government has ordered Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube to remove over 100 posts and URLs in a fresh order. Shubham Verma | April 26, 2021 | Updated 13:39 IST Highlights The previous Twitter takedown was not meant for posts critical of the government. The government has ordered Twitter, Facebook, YouTube to take down over 100 posts and URLs. Last week, the Indian government ordered Twitter to remove posts that were critical of its handling of the Covid-19 crisis. Twitter hid as many ...