Farmers’ protest | Twitter says it has reached out to govt. for formal dialogue
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Tussle over the Centre asking the micro-blogging platform to take away some accounts associated to farmers’ protest.
Amid the continuing tussle with the federal government over blocking of some accounts associated to farmers’ protest, Twitter has reached out to Electronics and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad for a formal dialogue.
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The micro-blogging platform has additionally communicated to the federal government an acknowledgement to the receipt of the non-compliance discover.
“Safety of our employees is a top priority for us at Twitter. We continue to be engaged with the Government of India from a position of respect and have reached out to the Honourable Minister, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology for a formal dialogue,” a Twitter spokesperson mentioned.
The authorities had earlier this month issued a discover to Twitter to adjust to its order on elimination of content related to ‘farmer genocide’ alleging that the fabric was designed to unfold misinformation to inflame passions and hatred. The authorities had additionally warned that refusal to accomplish that could invite penal motion.
The discover had adopted Twitter’s transfer to restore about 250 accounts which the Centre had requested it take away, saying that these didn’t violate the corporate’s insurance policies. Additionally, the Centre has requested Twitter to take away practically 1,200 accounts associated to the farmers’ protest, that the safety companies suspect to be linked to Khalistan sympathisers or backed by Pakistan.
“We review every report we receive from the government as expeditiously as possible, and take appropriate action regarding such reports while making sure we hold firm to our fundamental values and commitment to protecting the public conversation. An update is shared through our established channels of communication with the government,” a Twitter spokesperson mentioned.
The Twitter strongly believed that the open and free alternate of data had a constructive world affect and that the tweets should proceed to circulate, the spokesperson added.
