Farmer Protest Twitter

Former Union Minister and Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal on Tuesday supported the claim of Twitter Ex-CEO Jack Dorsey that there was 'pressure' from India to block accounts covering the farmers' protests and said there is no reason for him to lie.

Reacting to former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey's claim that there was 'pressure' from India to block accounts covering the farmers' protests, Congress leader KC Venugopal said today that the government wants to suppress the opposition's voice.

It is "wrong" if attempts were made to scuttle farmers' protests, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said after Jack Dorsey alleged the government threatened to stop Twitter's India operations if posts critical of the ruling dispensation weren't removed.

The government today vehemently rebutted Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey's allegation of receiving "many requests" from India to censor accounts critical of government and those reporting on farmers' protests.

Twitter was asked by the government to block multiple accounts and some tweets from advocacy group Freedom House, journalists, politicians, and supporters of farmers' protest, according to a document filed by the platform on June 26.

Punjabi singer Jazzy B, who has been a prominent voice in the ongoing farmers' protest, says he will continue to express his solidarity with people fighting for their rights after Twitter "withheld" his account in response to a legal demand in India.

Twitter has "withheld" the accounts of Punjabi singer Jazzy B, hip-hop artist L-FRESH The LION and two others in response to a legal demand in India, even as it draws flak over delay in complying with the new IT rules in the country.

Twitter has blocked four accounts in India - including one belonging to Canadian-Punjabi singer Jazzy B, who has frequently tweeted in support of farmers protesting the government's agriculture laws

Bengaluru environment activist Disha Ravi has moved the Delhi High Court seeking directions to the police to not leak investigation material, including alleged contents of her private chats, to the media. Arrested in connection with the "toolkit case" amid the ongoing farmers' protest, she has also sought a ban on private TV channels from publishin...

After Greta Thunberg shared the "toolkit" on Twitter, climate activist Disha Ravi asked the Swedish environmental activist to delete her post fearing action under the stringent law UAPA as her name was mentioned in the document, police alleged on Monday.

Activists Disha Ravi, Nikita Jacob and Shantanu Muluk have been accused by the Delhi Police of collaborating with the pro-Khalistani group Poetic Justice Foundation for the creation of the "Toolkit" document - shared earlier this month on Twitter by Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg in support of the ongoing farmers' protest -- to "spread dis...

The Supreme Court sought responses from the Centre and Twitter India on a plea seeking a mechanism for regulating content and advertisements spreading hatred through fake news and instigative messages via bogus accounts.

Twitter has blocked the account of Rajya Sabha member Sukhram Singh Yadav, as per a report. This move follows a response from the social media platform to the government order to block over 1,000 accounts that allegedly spread misinformation over farmers protesting the new farm laws. Twitter hasn’t yet offered a reason behind the block.

The government rebuked Twitter on Wednesday for not complying with its orders to take down over 1,300 accounts and warned the social media giant that it needs to obey local laws. Several BJP leaders doubled down on the message as they urged their followers to switch to Twitter's home-grown rival Koo. The government has ordered Twitter to remove acc...

The government on Wednesday expressed "strong displeasure" about Twitter's response to the emergency order to block more than a thousand accounts for alleged spread of provocative content and misinformation on the farmer protests. As a business entity working in India, Twitter "must respect" the Indian laws and follow them "irrespective of Twitter'...

Former Union Minister and Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal on Tuesday supported the claim of Twitter Ex-CEO Jack Dorsey that there was 'pressure' from India to block accounts covering the farmers' protests and said there is no reason for him to lie.

Reacting to former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey's claim that there was 'pressure' from India to block accounts covering the farmers' protests, Congress leader KC Venugopal said today that the government wants to suppress the opposition's voice.

It is "wrong" if attempts were made to scuttle farmers' protests, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said after Jack Dorsey alleged the government threatened to stop Twitter's India operations if posts critical of the ruling dispensation weren't removed.

The government today vehemently rebutted Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey's allegation of receiving "many requests" from India to censor accounts critical of government and those reporting on farmers' protests.

Twitter was asked by the government to block multiple accounts and some tweets from advocacy group Freedom House, journalists, politicians, and supporters of farmers' protest, according to a document filed by the platform on June 26.

Punjabi singer Jazzy B, who has been a prominent voice in the ongoing farmers' protest, says he will continue to express his solidarity with people fighting for their rights after Twitter "withheld" his account in response to a legal demand in India.

Twitter has "withheld" the accounts of Punjabi singer Jazzy B, hip-hop artist L-FRESH The LION and two others in response to a legal demand in India, even as it draws flak over delay in complying with the new IT rules in the country.

Twitter has blocked four accounts in India - including one belonging to Canadian-Punjabi singer Jazzy B, who has frequently tweeted in support of farmers protesting the government's agriculture laws

Bengaluru environment activist Disha Ravi has moved the Delhi High Court seeking directions to the police to not leak investigation material, including alleged contents of her private chats, to the media. Arrested in connection with the "toolkit case" amid the ongoing farmers' protest, she has also sought a ban on private TV channels from publishin...

After Greta Thunberg shared the "toolkit" on Twitter, climate activist Disha Ravi asked the Swedish environmental activist to delete her post fearing action under the stringent law UAPA as her name was mentioned in the document, police alleged on Monday.

Activists Disha Ravi, Nikita Jacob and Shantanu Muluk have been accused by the Delhi Police of collaborating with the pro-Khalistani group Poetic Justice Foundation for the creation of the "Toolkit" document - shared earlier this month on Twitter by Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg in support of the ongoing farmers' protest -- to "spread dis...

The Supreme Court sought responses from the Centre and Twitter India on a plea seeking a mechanism for regulating content and advertisements spreading hatred through fake news and instigative messages via bogus accounts.

Twitter has blocked the account of Rajya Sabha member Sukhram Singh Yadav, as per a report. This move follows a response from the social media platform to the government order to block over 1,000 accounts that allegedly spread misinformation over farmers protesting the new farm laws. Twitter hasn’t yet offered a reason behind the block.

The government rebuked Twitter on Wednesday for not complying with its orders to take down over 1,300 accounts and warned the social media giant that it needs to obey local laws. Several BJP leaders doubled down on the message as they urged their followers to switch to Twitter's home-grown rival Koo. The government has ordered Twitter to remove acc...

The government on Wednesday expressed "strong displeasure" about Twitter's response to the emergency order to block more than a thousand accounts for alleged spread of provocative content and misinformation on the farmer protests. As a business entity working in India, Twitter "must respect" the Indian laws and follow them "irrespective of Twitter'...