The near-impossible task of restoring a blocked Twitter handle in India
A few users tried to revive accounts withheld on a legal demand from the government. They hit a wall.
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A few users tried to revive accounts withheld on a legal demand from the government. They hit a wall.
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.
Amid the ongoing internet shutdown in Punjab, Twitter is withholding accounts of Punjab-based journalists, politician, writers and advocates
For the past six months, there has been a movement around the subdivision (small town) of Zira in the North Indian state of Punjab. The movement centres around pollution of groundwater, caused by the Malbros International Private Limited distillery in the area.
@Kisanektamorcha, the official handle of the Samyukt Kisan Morcha, and @tractor2twitr are two of the biggest among the accounts that have been withheld by Twitter citing the 'country’s Information Technology Act, 2000.'