The accounts related to farmers’ protest are suspected to be linked to Khalistan sympathisers or backed by PakistanThe Centre has asked Twitter to remove nearly 1,200 accounts related to farmers’ protest that it suspects to be linked to Khalistan sympathisers or backed by Pakistan. Additionally, the government feels that Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey ‘liking’ a few tweets supporting the protest raises questions over the platform’s neutrality. “In view of this, defiance of Government orders by Twitter raises several questions. Twitter's responseIn an emailed response, a Twitter spokesperson said that Twitter is guided by principles of transparency and empowering the public conversation. "If we receive a valid legal request about potentially illegal content on Twitter, we review it under the Twitter Rules and local law.

Source: The Hindu February 08, 2021 04:12 UTC