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Twitter and the Indian Government Extend Clash Over Freedom of Speech Naman Ramachandran, provided by FacebookTwitterEmail The ongoing disagreement between social networking app Twitter and the Indian government over the ongoing farmers’ protests around Delhi is reaching a crescendo. Earlier this month, the government sought the suspension of several Twitter accounts that had tweeted about the protests, alleging the spread of misinformation. Twitter initially complied but reinstated them after a few hours, leading to a rebuke from the government. More from Variety On Tuesday, Twitter, in a blog post, said that it had complied with the government’s requests and took action accounts violating their violence, abuse, threat and harm principles. But it had “not taken any action on accounts that consist of news media entities, journalists, activists, and politicians.” ....