1 Comment The over-extensive use of social media and technology in global politics today highlights the delicate balance between ethical, just and unbiased reporting. The infamous Twitter Files revealed how the micro-blogging platform concealed the scandal during the 2020 presidential election in the US. India has also gotten into troubled waters with social media giants (especially Meta and Twitter) […]
No Comments Project Veritas published explosive undercover footage on Monday night featuring one of Twitter’s senior engineers discussing the dynamics behind internal reactions to the acquisition of the tech company by business magnate, Elon Musk. In the video Twitter engineer, Siru Murugesan, says many of his colleagues have voiced ” this would be my last day if it […]
No Comments Condemns Twitter’s statement as baseless, false and an attempt to defame India to hide their own follies. Twitter needs to comply with the laws of the land, says India. The government of India has reacted sharply to the statement by Twitter over its hesitationg to adhere to the laws laid down by the government. In […]
No Comments As of March 10, Twitter had not removed 3,168 pieces of content containing proscribed information despite requests from Federal Watchdog.
Tweets with information on ways of committing suicide, incitement to commit suicide, as well as child pornography and information about methods of making and using drugs were not deleted by Twitter.
Twitter took no action despite the watchdog sending over 28,000 initial and repeated requests to remove these illegal links and publications.
No Comments The GOI conveyed to the Twitter leadership that the manner in which Twitter officially allows fake, unverified, anonymous and automated bot accounts to be operated on its platform, raises doubts about its commitment to transparency and healthy conversation on this platform.
Lawfully passed orders are binding on any business entity. They must be obeyed immediately. If they are executed days later, it becomes meaningless.
Secretary of MeitY expressed his deep disappointment to Twitter leadership about the manner in which Twitter has unwillingly, grudgingly and with great delay complied with the substantial parts of the order.
He also reminded Twitter that in India, its Constitution and laws are supreme. It is expected that responsible entities not only reaffirm but remain committed to compliance to the law of land.
No Comments The government of India (GOI) has asked Twitter to block 1,178 accounts, suspected to be linked to Khalistan sympathisers or backed by Pakistan as per a TOI report. The demand has been made by the IT ministry after it received an advisory from MHA and security agencies, sources to TOI said. As per sources to […]
No Comments On Nov 17th, a Senate hearing was held over legal protections for Social Media companies. CEOs of Twitter and Facebook were put to scrutiny by senators during the hearing. The Republican senators accused the social media companies of political bias and also charged them with unfair business practices and market dominance. The charges are seen […]
No Comments Turkey has fined global social media companies, including Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, 10 million lira each for not complying with a new social media law. Omer Fatih Sayan, chairman of the Information and Communication Technologies Authority, said Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Periscope, YouTube and TikTok would be fined to the tune of $1.2 million each. The […]
