The posts asked to be taken down have been spread out across social media companies, including prominent players like Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube. Of these, 1,717 orders were sent to Facebook and 2,731 to Twitter. While Twitter withheld access to the posts, it refused to take down content by activists and journalists saying that it violated the tenets of free speech. “With respect to the examining committee, these orders earlier were restricted to specific posts to social media. But now some of these orders also require accounts to be blocked,” Gupta said.

Source: Hindustan Times June 06, 2021 21:22 UTC